Originally Posted by pegw179
I just joined today. I hope I'm not too late. Please, please give each day a new beginning. I do know how it feels to hurt so bad...sometimes it hurt to breathe, but trust me, life does get better with time. Each day is different, each day provides you with new opportunities, and yes, challenges. The one phrase that kept me going was "the hotter the fire, the stronger the steel." Please keep on trying and putting one foot in front of the other. Other friends will come into your life, but you have to try to make the effort to go out and meet them. No one is going to knock on your door just to meet you. Stay strong. Every day is different.
Remember, broken roads sometimes take you to just where you should be. It happened to me. Horrible divorce, betrayal, lost everything, a single woman alone in a town with no family to lean on. But, eventually it led me to the man I'm completely in love with, who still gives me that wonderful feeling just when I hear his voice or see him drive in the driveway.
I, myself, if I'm lucky, have approximately 1,230 weeks to live (assuming I make it to 85). I'm trying to make each day a good day and cherish each one. I pray you do the same.