(Almost) a Year Later
A lot has changed; some good - some bad, but still ... it is a lot. This time last year, I was a simple volunteer in a mental health support group ... now, I'm the president. This was not the course I thought would happen. Truthfully, I was going to step back before now. Do I feel obligated to stay now? Maybe. Does this mean I understand the supreme weight now placed on my shoulders? Hell yeah, and it is insurmountable. This time last year, I was moving through a circle of insanity with a man I thought I would be spending the rest of my life with regardless of the toxic nature of our relationship ... now, I'm divorced, single as a pringle but moving through the circle of insanity with the same man, still, due to my own shortcomings. If I had stuck up for myself, would things have been different/easier/better? These are questions I cannot continue to worry myself with because it won't change the outcome, really. This time last year, I had two dogs. One who loved m...