I can't say a lot of things typing with my nose. I hope you are well Briget.
My apolgies for not checking in on you guys, but the BB is just not the place for me at this time. I will be back to help others, but as the DB Coaches always say, first we got to help ourselves.
I'm being very low key. I have a trial date scheduled for May 26th and I'll take it from there. W is no different than she has been for the past 20 months, but for the most part, I've given up DBing and just try to avoid her drama.
I have found my old self, have numerous new friends, attend Yankee games without guilt, have an even better relationship with my children, and don't sweat a lot of details.
But underpinning all this, is my conversion. I have the fortune of having a Church 1/2 block away from my office and I've started attending Mass before work almost daily. I realize that I need and must seek God's grace EVERY day (if not every moment) to keep forging ahead. It's hard to explain, but right now I feel a unprecedented strong inner peace that tells me that no matter what happens, I will be fine. Basically, right now I don't feel any need to seek another relationship other than the one I'm building with Christ--and with that one strenghtened, all else will follow.
If religion is the opium of the masses, give me lots more!