for your kind words.......
((((((((hugs))))))))) to Silver Queen, Ozzie, Jen, Wisewoman, Pat and Grace - I will never get tired of appreciating the fact that you noticed my post and chose to reply. You are stars !

I am hoping for a sunny weekend because I have a weekend away booked, once again I don't know how I'll be, but I am not giving up. Springtime helps me a lot.

I'd like to share with you 2 quotes that helped me after I did the big post (when I went off to reflect on life!). They come from the I Ching, ancient Chinese book of wisdom. Read into them what you will but they spoke to me.

" Things that accord in tone vibrate together. Things that have affinity in their inmost natures seek one another. Water flows to what is wet, fire turns to what is dry."

I felt this was like me in my search for like minded souls. IRL its rare. But on here I guess there are many of us.

" The earth is able to carry and preserve all things that live and move upon it. The earth in it's devotion carries all things, good and evil, without exception. In the same way the superior man gives to his character breadth, purity, and sustaining power, so that he is able both to support and to bear with people and things."

For 'superior man' I read it as 'aware person' ! It just helped me feel that I can bear my load, good and bad, equally. And other stuff that is hard to put into words right now ! hehehe

I don't want to alienate anyone with those quotes, I am always open to finding helpful things. And because one of the main things I CAN still do is read, I am looking into new things that I wouldn't have had time for before.

I wish you all to be well.......thanks again, Poppet