Posted by Noa on May 9, 2000, at 17:58:03
In reply to Re: Love equals_______., posted by bob on May 9, 2000, at 16:39:34
Hey, love is love, get it where you can, give it where you can. The great thing about dogs is that it is truly a mutually loving relationship, whereas searching for love in other places often leads to one-way relationships or worse, ones in which what comes back to you is not only not love, but something destructive and awful. Dogs (and some other pets) really do love you back. It's as honest as it gets.
Phil, sorry about the financial woes. I am all too familiar with them myself, and the anxiety they have caused me is definitely a component of my depressive illness. And, of course it is a vicious circle phenomenon. My anxiety is a great deal lessened since signing up with consumer credit counseling services. They take a few hundred dollars out of my account electronically every month and pay off my debts. I don't have to think about that aspect of my financial problems anymore. And once in a while, when I actually read their quarterly statements, I notice evidence of progress, like, "hey, my overdue tax debt has been paid off altogether!" It is a good feeling, after many many years of not being able to get a handle on it. I still don't quite have a handle on it, but it is better.
And, as if the big D isn't enough to occupy your energy!
Rootin' for you from this end....Noa
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