Hi Betsey - If you ever make it across to England, I so hope we get to meet

My brother and his wife are doing well with autistic nephew - he is on the Lovas course, it is draining them financially, but has dramatically improved the child's communication skills. And this little boy has made such a difference to all of us, like your D7, he alone has been able to make us stop and think about what we are doing with our lives, and that it is possible to love and expect nothing in return.

I've stopped by at Central Perk today, tackled Meredith's 5 steps, and discovered I have more work to do with digging deep as opposed to skimming the surface of my emotions Part of the challenge is that as a business analyst, I've spent years getting better at summarising, and now I need to learn the opposite skillset.

Ah well, I am an enthusiastic traveller on this journey of self awareness I hope everyone's weekend is peaceful and joyous. Slowly.

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