Dr. Feelgood

Yesterday, my morning was full of good news... My presentation got positive feedback and I had another few more days to perfect it before presenting it to my exec team.  I worked out with the MMA boys and got compliments on my weightloss.  And then, the ex called and said he did not like my birthday gift, felt guilty about keep it and returned it.  "Thanks!" I said, I can take the money and put it towards a much needed vacay.  To my surprise, I was not upset about my gift being returned.  Had I finally accepted that it won't make the ex come back? Or had I just realized that it just did not matter what the ex does? A bit of both I suppose... Regardless, I kept on walking in the rain rocking my oversized Dolce & Gabbana Shades thinking to myself how grateful I was for all the good things in my life.   The feeling lasted thru the night.  A far cry from last week's constant shipwreck of emotions... Then this morning, I woke up to a text from the dear friend I have mentioned before devastated by his first breakup ever... He had made the crucial mistake of doing the " drive by the ex's house" only to find 2 cars parked in his driveway... Realized his ex had overnight company and just dug himself deeper into his abyss of depression.  No matter what words I used, it was so hard to lift him up and make him feel better.  I tried my best to tell him it will get better and I mirrored  my own situation to his to make him feel supported.  One never knows where your next batch of healings comes from but listening and helping my friend thru his suffering I felt I claimed another chip towards my own recovery.  Pretty powerful indeed stuff...

 "Compassion is feeling the suffering of others and the desire and action to alleviate it.  Compassion heals".
Deepak Chopra