Dear Anita,

I am not sure if you read my prior post already.  If you did, that is okay.  I want to write this anyway.

It was wrong of me to write this way, after not speaking over a month.  Our interaction has been WIN WIN as you say.  It has surely been a win for me, and quite life changing, and I do think it has been a win for you.  I want to keep it this way, for now, and for however long we wish.  I respect our interaction, and am grateful for it.

Thus, there is plenty more going on in my life than just the above.  Most importantly, I did not even ask how you are.  I assume you are well, and I do wonder about you everyday.  I do hope in the near future I can learn more about your life and your husband – I admire your journey – and the path.  I too am on the path now – so I can have a deeper understanding of those that are on their own.

Life is good Anita, and I have made a heck of a lot of progress.  I credit this to seeing the light myself, with the assistance of my husband, and you.

Yes, there are steps forward and back, pebbles flowing off and on the unpaved road that is the path – but I (we) should never discredit our net positive forward movement on the path.  This morning, I was doing such – and there is no need for it.  Because beating yourself for stumbling off leads to no results.

I am glad to be honest with you, now and always.  As without honesty with yourself, and closest confidantes, there is no authentic growth or change.  Yet, sometimes honesty can be mistaken for allowing one aspect of your life to overwhelm the entire thing.  It may feel candid, but it is up to us to CONTAIN and damage control – it is only up to us.

Anyway, I do hope to hear from you soon – when you feel up to it.  I am glad to be back in touch, I know that this new chapter for me is starting with a lot more maturity and awareness than when I first spoke to you 2 years ago.  For this I am wiser and grateful.