[Janet]

I just received Robin McGraw's book. It is really good. In it, she says we need to chose how we react to words, actions...everything. It takes time and practice, but we can choose to be happy, choose to be sad...etc. I wish I could really explain it better, but she makes so much sense to me. I'm really going to try to start thinking before I react...and that's not going to be easy for me!

She was also saying in the book that her father was an alcoholic. But instead of choosing to hate her father for his "illness", she chose to love the good things about him. Maybe in someway...if you're really not wanting to leave...you could try looking at the good. I know that can be hard when we're hurting, but since I know I'm not explaining it all good enough, the book is wonderful and has given me some new insight. I just opened the book last night and only have a chapter or two left.

I wish you the best......