Thanks (((Carole))) for your caring post. I have so much to be thankful for and yet I get caught up in self pity at times. I read in a post that Deb did somewhere about turning up the music and dancing or something like that. I used to do things like that, but not so much now a days. It is amazing if you put on a nice upbeat song it can brighten your mood. We all have choices and it is up to us what we do with them. I have chosen to stay with my hubby of 41 years although he has a drinking problem/addiction. I am working on living with this, but putting up barriers as to what is acceptable to how I am treated. I am reading a book about barriers and it talks about treasuring myself and for me that is such a new way of looking at things. As I am more mature (getting older) LOL I understand the saying “I wish I knew then what I know now”. I cant change the past, it is what it is, and what is the point of looking back as that is not the way I am going. I am thankful for all that that I have been blessed with and the most important is my kids and grandkids. I know that I need to work on myself more with barriers and learning to treasure myself and look after myself. It is a work in progress and I have come a long way, but know there is still work to be done. I will look at this as an opportunity to work on myself one day at a time, and try to rewire the brain that I am a treasure worth working on. Wow, does this every sound deep this morning. I will continue to do this because I am worth it and I deserve it. Now, I have to remember this when I want to eat the wrong things… chocolate, fries, ice cream LOL and also when I cant get started on exercising. I am just thinking if I was not a compulsive gambler I would not have started on all this barrier setting etc., and would not have met so many wonderful people on GT so there is always a positive side to everything. We sometimes just have to remember that!!!!
