The thing about having done volunteer work with Team in Training is that I've met some AMAZING survivors, who have been through much worse than me. And they are giving me some pretty great advice. As I think of it, I'll post some of what they've said, because they could inspire anyone, not just me.
"It doesn't change who you are. It does not define you. Ultimately over time it will change how you think about yourself. It'll be another layer of who you are.
Keep your chin up. It's gonna be shitty for awhile. Try to smile and enjoy spring. Maybe buy a punching bag..."
-Susan
What great advice. Thanks for posting it. Sending warmest thoughts your way!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you have that resource, obviously in a way you weren't expecting!
ReplyDeleteThank you AIM/AOL for making my attribution into a pile of crap. I tried three different ways to sign in to comment and none were working very well. Argh. So even when I try to sign in with TypePad (this is account number 4 I'm trying) it takes me through several rounds of the right account or the wrong account and loses the comment I've typed 3 times and THEN STILL wants to post my comment as by "Anonymous" - WTF?
ReplyDeleteIt's Steve Portigal. So there.
Okay, I guess it's only when they show you the captcha (staring off with a warning that I've typed the text wrong before I've even typed anything) it previews as anonymous but POSTS with the proper name. So I won't even sign this one since it will supposedly be attributed properly.
DeleteLook how much effort I'm going to simply to add an almost totally valueless - the textual version of clicking "like" - comment.
Complaining about shit is just my way of saying I'm thinking about you!
Does this mean that you are d0837d9c-94aa-11e2-9487-000bcdcb5194? It's such a catchy handle. OXO
DeleteI wish I could say I chose it myself!
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