..goin' down the only road I've ever known

[Georgiabelle]

I think Z makes some good points, G. Peeps say things that don't necessarily translate into truth, facts, reality or whatever we want to call it. I also love your point that our lives become something that didn't remotely resemble what we thought they would so, eh. Guess we wing it. :-)

G, your comments about "what people said" really resonate with me right now. Isn't that crazy that when people say things, we sometimes assume they know something we don't? Like "of course you will remarry and have another child." And I certainly hope you get exactly what you want. You are a fantastic lady! However, I always roll my eyes when I get the rah rah speech from folks. I know they mean well and have good intentions. Just words to me. It's kind of like when folks have said, "x is attracted to you. " I thought "really?" Because I don't feel that and I do believe our intuition (when tuned) is right. And folks backtrack when they are wrong. And trust me. This isn't about right or wrong and you know that. It's about recognizing we don't *always* get exactly what we want. Sigh. We all know that, right ? And everything has to play itself out and we are part of the players in the scenes.

I hope this next birthday brings the best year ever. Hang in there. I know you are having a tough time of it. You are a great friend and support to many here!