Posted by leeran on May 14, 2003, at 19:34:10
In reply to Re: Why?, posted by Dinah on May 14, 2003, at 18:58:46
Awwww, Dinah, you are so sweet! And that's a good thing! And so are you WorryGirl, et. al.
And yes, I think we are closely related on the soul sisters branch (if you saw my long-*** post to WhiteRabbit you'll know what I mean - or what Brian Weiss means).
I've gotten to the point that I just shake my head and laugh at our similarities! I have a feeling you're in the Midwest (you don't have to say, of course!) - but that's where I fare from as well.
I just feel like I could ride in the tailwind on your therapy and be healed (considering the similarities I've seen).
Regarding you being self-involved? Absolutely not! You are the farthest thing from self-involved!
Listen, when my son was seven years old I didn't think these thoughts! I didn't have time! Like you, I did have these thoughts when I was a kid, but I went years without thinking anything like that.
However, now that my son is older (fifteen) and I "work" at home and I spend so much time alone I'm always having these mini-revelations. 99% of the time they are very self-absorbed revelations, like "my feet make me look like I'm ninety years old" or "should I surprise T. (my husband) and have my bellybutton pierced while he's gone?" (believe me, that's fleeting and it's never going to happen - LOL!).
One little exercise I like to do is remember how differently a place can look from my previous perceptions. i.e. We've lived in this town for almost four years. When I used to visit here, everything looked very different to me than it does now. I liken it to flipping those lenses like they use in an optometrist's office. My son has said that he does this as well. It's comforting (yet scary) to know that there's this being (the kiddo) who thinks and acts so much like I do . . .
I bet some of these feelings are quite universal (has anyone else ever done this?).
poster:leeran
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