Guest guest Posted December 29, 2004 Report Share Posted December 29, 2004 Well said! : ) Katharine wrote: > > Kathy, > > You are an amazingly strong, emotionally healthy woman and I am so > impressed by you. Many people around me have felt threatened by the > fact that Ive gotten smaller than them, and am more energetic. I > know because they have made rude comments, (or just cut me out of > their life like my sister), or shown me other ways that they are > unhappy that Im now healthier than they are. They aren't doing this > intentionally, but are reacting to the somehow indirect suggestion > that their own negative talk says to them that they should feel > badly or have failed themselves in some way...even tho it has > NOTHING to do with them at all. Instead, you have embraced, > supported and dealt with journey your sweet Rich has been on and > rather than personalizing it into negative self talk, you've choosen > to accept and deal with it in a positive manner. What an amazingly > hard thing to do. I know you are on the path to your own surgery and > I can see just how emotionally healthy and ready you are to go > through this great undertaking. Im VERY Excited for you because you > are sure to succeed in your journey also because you have the right > attitude and expectations about it. I think you should give yourself > a big hug. Im proud of you :-) > > Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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