the emotional abuse that I receive from you, whatever reasons there are that caused the disintegration of this particular relationship) . Please forgive me. I love you. I thank you." You don't have to say these words out loud or to anybody. It may sound a bit hokey, but it allows you to see where that person is coming from and how you react to their behaviors and it allows an inner state of calm to interpret the others feelings from a different perspective, one borne out of love and caring and understanding of human nature. We are all on a journey to understanding our behaviors and feelings. We try to interpret the world around us with what we have been given, with our knowledge and understanding of the world. Our understanding of it may change from moment to moment. And people can change from moment to moment. "We are constantly in motion, everything is in flux" - Nietzsche. We just have to realize that we are all students of this universe and we are constantly learning. I'm learning how to live on this planet with an attitude of giving back to this planet that has given so much to me. I am grateful to be alive today, no matter the difficulties surrounding human life on this strange and wonderful planet. It is so gracious with gifts, the small and the beautiful gifts. And we can recognize this but we sometimes choose to dwell in the negative. We have a