In virtually all person-to-person relationships, Cynthia, disappointments can be lessened, setbacks can be regained, and little annoyances can be brushed off, when one stops and realizes that such relationships are always temporary.

While I don’t know that I agree completely, I was glad to be reminded of this. I’ve always known this. And it always gave me comfort. But I do think that it only refers to this lifetime. I think we meet some of those people again in another lifetime.

This has helped me let sponsors and sponsees go as well as romantic interests. It has also helped me let the relationships morph into something else and be content with that.

And I had to let go of my grand plan to have Lao Mao in the living room and Miss MItty in the bedroom with the door closed on Tuesday night. Miss Mitty was upset enough to go hide under the bed, no kitty love that night. She only came out to use Miss Lao’s litter box and eat her food and then back under the bed. *laugh* And Miss Lao started scratching on the door and crying after about 30 minutes. I realized that it wasn’t going to work. So I opened the door and each cat went to her preferred place. Miss Lao had been crying! Visibly had tear tracks on her face. I felt pretty bad.

I guess as long as we have a peaceful truce I should be happy. Eventually Miss Lao will be so lonely staying in the bedroom or its closet all the time that I think it will drive her out into the living room. That is my hope. She was whining like crazy last night and this morning and Miss Mitty just hissed at me and growled. *sigh*

And none of this is to say that these two relationships are temporary. It’s only 5 days and I think things are basically going well.

I’m coming up out of feeling like crap but I’m still just exhaustified. Can hardly wait to get home and put on the sweats and take a nap or go to bed early.