Welcome new members/the butterfly

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group, Hope and Barb. I'm relatively new myself. I

actually participated in the group about 4 or 5 years ago for awhile,

and I gained an enormous amount of insight into myself and my world.

Then I rejoined a few weeks ago, because I find that I need to keep this

stuff conscious or I lose ground. Some illnesses and a couple of deaths

in the family, and I was right back to old dysfunctional patterns!

This list and the fine people on it are a great way to maintain one's

progress. In January I will be starting a new semester at school, and my

daughter will begin a series of surgeries. I am kind of worried that I

won't be able to keep up with the list, but I'm going to try. I don't

want to just skim the posts. I really get the most out of a group like

this if I can take the time to read the posts as well as contribute

thoughtful posts of my own. I sometimes figure things out myself as I

type, but often someone will say something in just the right way that

triggers a whole new way of looking at things.

Hope, I liked your metaphor (the oxygen mask) for taking care of

ourselves first. I love metaphors. I'm sending one of my favorites in a

separate post.

Kathy