The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #56896   Message #895384
Posted By: M.Ted
21-Feb-03 - 03:10 PM
Thread Name: A Celebration Of The Single Life!
Subject: RE: A Celebration Of The Single Life!
Naemanson,

If you've really pushed any hot buttons, you're entitled--since you're going through a really difficult time, and need to take care of yourself the best way you can--

The best advice I ever got related to this was from my dentist, who pointed out that I was suffering because I had made my own happiness and peace of mind dependent on my relationships with other people, and those, by nature, were always in flux--to find peace of mind, it was necessary to concentrate on my relationship with God(which, he pointed out, meant the cosmic totality, not some guy with a wizard hat and black framed glasses), which is the only thing that can be truly constant--