'lyssa <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> Indeed, that is what friends are for! I'm so glad to be able to count you as one. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> Boy, I thought I was a tough bird...until this back thing whipped my butt! If anything, I learned about the fragility of the human body...and even the fragility of life itself. I was always in robust health...bragging that I rarely got sick and that I had a high pain tolerance. Ha! Now that mindset is all shot to hell, but it's a good thing! I've gained more compassion for those suffering with physical ailments, as well as a greater reverence for the fleeting nature of life (and even "health"). I have to say, though, I've really had 2nd and 3rd chakra issues set off through this and other circumstances. I'm even fearing aging now, when that never even entered my mind before. Arggh! LOL
I feel even closer to my husband, too, so this whole ordeal, while hellish, shows me that everything has a reason or a lesson...even if it's not revealed in totality at the time.
*waves to Parthena* Thanks for checking up on me! OK, I'm busted. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> Rest assured, though, that I am taking care of myself and give myself frequent breaks. The Universe (and my husband!) is prodding me to get back to work on my novel (I had shelved it for a few months), so I'm procrastinating by writing articles instead. Oh, so busted I am... I can't get away with anything. Wah! LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />