Good morning whimsygirl,

The other day (yesterday) you wrote in a post how we are more difficult on ourselves than we are on anyone else...you know, our own worst critcs...I suspect that your Best Friend in the world might have a big part to play in their absence from your life now. Believe me, I know what you mean by the abandonment matter; it brings up that feeling of betrayal for me...I have constant reminders of my "best friend"...he's the one that suggested I get into this business that I'm in (and it is the cause of, and if not, then the catalyst for my depression)...

Here's what I've done in the past couple of days: I do all that I can to stop thinking about my friend in a negative manner. I am on a path of forgiveness. I find that if I get away from the negative feelings about this friend - you know, stop focusing on the abandonment and betrayal and turn it to forgiveness, that I wake up feeling a bit better.

I hope that this helps and am hopeful that you get some quality sleep.