Dear mapnerd:

The post above reads to me as very reasonable, written by a reasonable and realistic person. You feel good today and you know it will not last, that grief is on its way.

You wrote that a lot of people stay in unhealthy/ unhappy relationships because they are scared. I agree. Fear is a motivator of the great majority of what people do, I strongly believe.

About your fear of this being the calm before the storm: there is always some sort of storm, or bad weather coming in the future. A pleasantly warm, sunny day doesn’t last and last, there are always clouds to arrive in the future.

Again, reasonable, realistic. Please post again when you feel good and when the clouds appear. Maybe tiny buddha can be a bit like a shelter from the rain when the storm hits hard…?

anita