[RDMercer]

Disclaimer, I posted this before. But today I'm going home after a hard day, and I need to have something positive in my mind.

This is heavy...

My wife and I have been through a lot in recent years... Sick kids, long term illness, almost lost a job, deaths on both sides of our family. All that piles up and you fight a lot. But we always hung out every Sunday night, shared a drink, and watched Walking Dead.

One night we do a quiz, and mine comes out Dale or Abraham.. I forget. She says, "They're wrong. You're Rick." I say, I don't think so, maybe a Glen, but I'm not Rick Grimes. She says, "You're wrong. You're Rick." I said, I'm no leader. She says, "You'd look after me and the kids, no matter what it took. You'd take in others and do the same for them. You'd make hard decisions to keep us all safe. And you'd never quit, no matter what. People would follow you because of that. So yeah, you're a leader. They're wrong. You're Rick."

My wife is not one for compliments. That one hit me like a ton of bricks.

Today is a bad day. I need to remember that she saw me like this at one time, and maybe still does.

RDM

That’s a really nice compliment RDM. It sounds heartfelt to me. I don’t know the whole story but it sounds like you guys have been through a lot.

[luvyrself]

Of course she thinks you have strength and integrity to get through all that. I’m sure you let her know how much you value her strength as well. Hugs!

[s4ndm4n2006]

It's good to make ourselves reflect on those moments when you were lifted up and encouraged, or other times that you were blessed in some way in your life. It's easy to stay in the negative and focus on all the things you dislike, or that make you feel bad or stressed, it's altogether another thing to see those things that are good... it takes more effort to be honest.

I commend you for turning your focus on the good memory. keep doing that, you'll be fine