Thanks and {{{{{hugs}}}}} everyone. I think that just by posting this thread here at the wonderful Mudcat I got rid of a lot of my pain. When I came home after waiting for road service for an hour & a half, and for the tow truck for another half hour, and crying my eyes out in the car for most of that time, and then getting the rough estimate of repairs from those two service guys, I was in a terrible state. I dialed up and got onto Mudcat and started feeling a lot better, just by reading all of the usual stuff, and then when I posted my stuff I felt better too. Now I feel more in balance than I did, even though the situation is still the same.

Wes,

I feel humbled. My problems are not relating to other people in pain, or sadness - but only to my own fears and worries. {{{{{hugs}}}}} to you too/you two/you three!

Ebbie,

you have said very succinctly what I have been working through. I am changing my thought patterns/programming to expect the positives.

GUEST,guestguestguest(intruder)guest and Guest, DAW/Allan - LOL

'Spaw,

If we're counting shares, I know my good ones far outweigh my negative ones - not the least my shares in this community, and the pleasure I get from meeting such lovely people. I am counting my blessings.

For some reason I feel like everything is going to turn out better than ever. Even though I felt at rock bottom on Thursday night (Oz time) when I started this thread, and even Friday morning - now I just have this really strong feeling that everything is going to turn around for the better.

Helen