Saturday, November 26, 2005

It feels hard to write today. Hard to put words together. Hard to think. I wish I had some uplifting, funny piece to write-inspiring, thought-provoking things to say, but it's just more of the same. Be warned.

Later on in the day on Wednesday, I had a major meltdown. I ended humiliating myself with Steve, leaving him crazy, hysterical messages and just basically making a fool of myself. I told him I couldn't handle him coming over for Thanksgiving and that I really couldn't handle seeing him at all. It was a very sad, pathetic way to say good-bye to someone I loved for 8 years. He told me I was a selfish bitch and wished me well. There was truth in the things he was trying to say to me and I was just to crazed to listen.

At any rate, it is all over. No more friendship, no more phone calls, he won't be stopping by anymore. I've made him hate me.

So, it feels today, like he has left me all over again, only this feels so final. I know this is a boundary that will have to be upheld for quite some time. I know it needs to be like this. It just hurts so much.

There is a huge hole left in me, in my life. I don't know how to be today. I want to just fall in that hole and have the dirt filled in on top of me. How do I do this? How do I stand it? The depression is so black and dark and the practical details of this fallout seem without solution. I have no money, no income at the moment, school seems impossible. The past and future are two bottomless pits on either side of my path.

How do people survive these kinds of things? I have such admiration for those who have.


6 comments:

Bar L. said...

Jan, you will survive as well and can use your story to inspire others. But for now you are in a season where you need to be comforted, supported lovingly and allowed to feel like you do. My only words of wisdom are to focus on the most important things, one day or even one moment at a time. Don't look to far in the future because it's fuzzy - it's hard to see that far from where you are now. But you can see today and tomorrow. What needs to happen today? Tomorrow? Get through one thing and then tackle the next.

I wish I could take the pain away. I remember crying for an entire week straight while on vacation with my son and my sister - a lot of fun they had! It still hurts a bit to remember "him" but it does get better. 8 years is a long time. It's suppose to feel like crap right now.

I am so sorry you have to experience this, but you'll get through. I am praying for you. God has not left you and never will.

so i go said...

i'm so sorry Jan.. my heart is really heavy reading this, but somehow, someway, with the help of a lot of prayer, you'll (how about "we'll")make it through.

praying right now..

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Gigi said...

I can only think of the lyrics to this song from our service yesterday and I softly share them here....Casting Crowns - Love Them Like Jesus
The love of her life is drifting away
They're losing the fight for another day
The life that she's known is falling apart
A fatherless home, a child's broken heart

You're holding her hand, you're straining for words
You trying to make - sense of it all
She's desperate for hope, darkness clouding her view....She's looking to you

Just love her like Jesus, carry her to Him
His yoke is easy, His burden is light
You don't need the answers to all of life's questions
Just know that He loves her and stay by her side
Love her like Jesus
Love her like Jesus

The gifts lie in wait, in a room painted blue
Little blessing from Heaven would be there soon
Hope fades in the night, blue skies turn to gray
As the little one slips away

You're holding her hand, you're straining for words
You're trying to make sense of it all
They're desperate for hope, darkness clouding their view
They're looking to you

Just love them like Jesus, carry them to Him
His yoke is easy, His burden is light
You don't need the answers to all of life's questions
Just know that He loves them and stay by their side
Love them like Jesus

Lord of all creation holds our lives in His hands
The God of all the nations holds our lives in His hands
The Rock of our salvation holds our lives in His hands
He cares for them just as He cares for you

So love them like Jesus, love them like Jesus
You don't need the answers to all of life's questions
Just know that He loves them and stay by their side
Love them like Jesus
Love them like Jesus


If you can find it and listen to it....know that my heart is singing it to you right now....praying big bold prayers and ...just loving you like Jesus...or wanting to...becky

Man said...

In short, be strong, n stronger. You are a proud mother for your children. They are your pillars of life. Live well for them n yourself.
I'm actually impressed with you, as a great mom. Hoping you can start afresh, knowing it takes time. Forgive me if misunderstanding occurred earlier.

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