Mimi:
You said this:
I'm not supposed to be THIS HAPPY...
Well, why not?
IF not you, Who?
IF not now, When?
You even got b0b Pure back....
I understand what he means about this place.
It keeps it in the forefront. And in some ways does not allow it to fade into the past, at the rate that it should for you and others.
I have had something on my desk for the past several weeks. Something my W gave me. It was in a Hallmark card, but she had looked at many, and this one finally said how she was feeling...
Whenever I see an old couple holding hands,
I pause.
I imagine all they have experienced -
.
.
Jobs,
Maybe Children
Worries,
Vacations,
Homes,
DISAPPOINTMENTS,
Tradgedies, Joys.
.
.
I see their entwined fingers.
.
I see them walking in perfect cadence,
comfortable in being quiet.
.
I see in them the gentle joy that a lifetime of loving can give.
And,
.
I look forward to the privilege of growing old and holding hands
.
WITH YOU.
.
.
LeeAnn Ahern
(the CAPS are mine)
I really was looking for the right place to maybe post this. And this thread from you finally brought all the reasons together.
b0b pointed it out, for me. But you started it.
31 years. I never imagined myself in the distant future with OW. Only my W.
An auto accident. And you would have never been able to say "I LOVED THE SMELL OF HIS COLOGNE" But H was completely distraught at the thought that you could be gone. Imagine how he feels today. He's happy.
You can be too. Our past creates us, but it does NOT define us.
(((mimi)))
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