Thanks and I'm back

Thanks to everyone who reached out to me last week with words of support. I'm always surprised when people reference me helping people with this blog. I never really think about it that way much; it's just what I do. And it's what I enjoy doing. I'm sure I get more out of it than anyone else. Anyway, I was so pleasantly surprised and encouraged by the e-mails I received (and the comments on my last post). So thank you. So much! It absolutely did make a difference to know that people were thinking about me.

I have learned a lot recently about the human psyche and how people process feelings when bad things happen. I've learned a lot about myself. I've learned that you can be strong and get your ugly cry on at the same time. I've learned that there are no "right" or "wrong" ways to work through things and the best you can do is to feel what you need to feel completely. I've found that the peoples personal styles are in full bloom when they deal with adversity and for me, that meant committing to feeling bad, dwelling on it even, in order to process things and then put it in a quiet place in my mind.

So anyway, wanted to let you know that I am feeling much better! And as much as I tend to be a glass-half-empty person (I prefer to think of it as being a "problem solver"), I'm deciding that things are going to be better. So I am back...and thanks!

Comments

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Aw, Heather. I'm so sorry to read your last post! And now I'm happy to read this post! This is what I get for being out of your life for a couple weeks. So good that you had wonderful comments on your blog during your rough times. I wish I'd been there for you, but I'd probably have given you bad advice ("You should drink. That's what my people do.") Glad you're back to your half-fullest self!

• Anonymous
  October 29, 2007
  Tim - our people must be very similar :)

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  See if you can spot this one ... "My advice to you ... is to start drinking heavily." Seriously, glad to hear that you're doing better.

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
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• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  Whispers to Heather..."The answer is Animal House"

• Anonymous
  October 30, 2007
  Oh man, I haven;t seen that movie, just snippets. But now that you mention it, that makes sense! Thanks for whispering :) haha.

• Anonymous
  October 31, 2007
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• Anonymous
  October 31, 2007
  RJD - thanks! (I didn't know I had that many subscribers in feedburner...I use bloglines....cool!)

• Anonymous
  November 02, 2007
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• Anonymous
  November 02, 2007
  thanks Native :)

• Anonymous
  November 04, 2007
  Hi Heather, Glad to see you blogging again. Not sure what happened but hopefully the solar Hidamari no Tami smiley face I sent you a long time ago still works and gives you some happy thoughts on that down day. Best Regards, William