I've had a very busy month full of new learning experiences and sustained growth. But first:
RotG Day 7
Mission 1: Complete
Mission 2::Complete.The opener pertained to photography. Do you prefer prints in color or B&W?
Mission 3:: Complete.
[u]Mission 4:
I: First approach was successful. I went up to a young woman and mother who were having coffee and asked them what shot in particular did they like (this was at the coffee shot where my prints are displayed. I did not tell them it was my work). Responses were that they liked both styles.
II: Mixed success. This was in a town about 20 minutes away and I was in the art exhibit and I asked the same question. Her answers were a little short but polite.
I may redo this challenge and see if I can get improved results with my opener.
How I've been:
My last update was nearly a month ago. I am wrapping up my lunch so I'll fill in on the details later, but the last month was full of me continuing to work on my validation with WW. I stopped "telling" her things and I have saying textbook statements like "I can see how this is stressful for you." and "You are going through hell. I can tell why you would be so upset."
Last week my D5 was involved in an accident in OM2's vehicle. D5 was fine. She just had a bruised knee. OM2's car had some damage and he apparently broke down and cried. This event occurred following two other bad events for WW that day (co-worker from hell has been making her new salaried job awful. Other co-worker's ex showed up to her car with a gun and shot out her window). To top it all off, on her way home, she drove my another accident and saw two bodies from a different accident lying in the street. She called me crying. I just listened and told her that I'm sorry she is having what is definitely a bad day and suggested that she go out and get something nice for herself. I called her later to check on her and she said she was snuggling with D5 and watching Netflix and put an end to the day.
WW got a new job and the transition was awful for her. I'll explain in better detail later.
WW moved out of the house. It's different, and I am still trying to get used to her being gone. I still miss her. But I do not want her back. Not now. I'm making progress on my dating (no successful date yet...work in progress) and am going to continue the learning process and enjoy it.
I'm doing well. Getting better daily. Happiest that I've been in a long time, but am still feeling some sadness, pain, confusion, and some anger. I keep reminding myself to let it go, which helps me detach from the anger and I calm down much quicker. Letting go has been very difficult for me, but I am making progress.
