Recipe for Forgiveness..

You take:

• The love of a very few wonderful people who never gave up (How? Good god,  I was a pain in the ass)
• A patient boss (how has he not sacked me yet?)
• 14 months of tears
• The love of a beautiful cat who adores me no matter how much of a horrid mood I'm in (Lily)
• Valium (not recommended)
• A chance meeting with someone who is more broken than you (and my heart goes out to him, sooo much, but I can't fix me and him just now)
• A chance email from someone from your past who has heard you are having hard times (that tells you STOP, ENOUGH)
• Music - all kinds (but gosh Adele rocks, if you want to cry, I recommend her - WELCOME BACK!!!)
• Time

Mix it with:

• The love of a very few wonderful people who never gave up (How? Good god,  I was a pain in the ass)
• A patient boss (how has he not sacked me yet?)
• 14 months of tears
• The love of a beautiful cat who adores me no matter how much of a horrid mood I'm in (Lily)
• Valium (not recommended)
• A chance meeting with someone who is more broken than you (and my heart goes out to him sooo much, but I can't fix me and him just now)
• An email from someone from your past who has heard you are having hard times (that tells you STOP, ENOUGH) 
• Music - all kinds (but gosh Adele rocks, if you want to cry I recommend her - WELCOME BACK!!!)
• Time
• Forgiveness - because you are not the horrid person you were led to believe you are  - you are human, you made mistakes - that's life, right??   Yes it is.

And you've about got it.

2016 is about:

• No more tears (except when I choose)
• No more trying to be perfect - I am who I am
• Moving forward - broken pieces and all - time heals all wounds
• Friends (that never EVER gave up)
• Family
• Lily - #lilythecutestcat
• Music - all kinds (sorry, perhaps no more Adele for the moment BUT welcome back!)
• New friends (who ever you are)
• Old friends (you know who you are)

Thank you so much.  I would have never have made it through.  Honestly.  I would never have made it through.

A favourite line from a movie:  "Enough.  Enough Now." (Love Actually)