Dear Diary ... Better :)

I feel so much better today than I have felt in a very long time :) My smile is returning.

I have begun the process of purging my life of some (people) who I knew deep down weren't very good for my psyche. I feel good... actually I feel better, like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. I hadn't realized how much of the anxiety was coming from a single source - and such an unlikely source too. I would be really stumped by this realization if I weren't so relieved from the purging process.

What I have learned:
Say what you're thinking at the time you're thinking it - don't hold back to be nice or assuage hurt feelings. Don't wait for a better moment. Don't hesitate to make your needs known.
Just do it.

~Aye, out [singing]

Bob Marley - I Can See Clearly Now

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

Oh yes I can make it now, the pain is gone
All of the bad feelings have disappeared
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day

Look all around, there's nothin' but blue skies
Look straight ahead, nothin' but blue skies

I can see clearly now, the rain is gone,
I can see all obstacles in my way
Here is the rainbow I've been prayin' for
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day
It's gonna be a bright (bright), bright (bright)
Sun-Shiny day