The bomb woke me up, but she still won't talk

[lusa]

Thanks Steve, I feel that I've been here long enough and read enough to successfully stop myself acting from emotion when I get the urge. Also Sandi reiterated this to me recently.

All I ask is if you will run things by the board before you jump into some major decision or have a serious talk. LBS's tend to make more mistakes when they feel a spurt of inspiration or desperation (whichever) and don't discuss it with the board, or give the board time to reply. I don't want anyone getting dependent on the board to make their decisions, but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.

GAL is going ok, thanks for asking. As always I could be doing more but have started some new things recently. As well as the usual going to a friends once a week to play guitar and learning songs at home on my own I have a couple of new GAL activities:

1. Walking. I have a step-counter and am making sure I smash my 10k goal every day. I am making the choice to walk instead of drive for local trips whenever possible. It's amazing how the simple act of motion can move emotion. Plus I seem to get to smile and say hi to a lot more strangers along the way that feels good.

2. Mens Group. I have joined a mens group which meets every 2 weeks for a couple of hours. It consists of 7 men and my IC. The men all have their own issues and we are learning to talk about our feeling and how rare this is for men to do. The concepts are based on a book called Circle of Men and there are groups set up and ran by men all over the world. The idea is that after our 6 sessions we will choose to continue meeting on our own. The next session is a 6 hour session where we will all get chance to talk about our stories and share our feelings. It's certainly took my out of my comfort zone which is always a good sign for GAL.

Thanks for your support