BEST FRIENDS!
I want to introduce you to Chris Mannion!My very special friend, Chris, has stuck by me no matter what, she is an angel in disguise! Chris was with me when my daughter, Rebecca Emily, passed away. Chris and her family supported me through the worst period of my life and has continued to be there for me through times of depression and severe bouts of anger. I am not sure I would have had the patience or compassion that she had for me, but she loved Rebecca and obviously loves me too, as I do her. So I'd like to say a big THANK YOU CHRIS for everything you have done for me, (much more than close family members - parents and brothers*); during a truly devastating period of my life which I know was difficult for her too. We've been through a lot together from when we first met at work, when I was a single parent. She saw the difficulties and stress of looking after a child on my own, with Down's Sydnrome, without support from my family. Also, she was there through Rebecca's poor health towards the end of her short life and the weeks spent in hospital. I'd like to think I supported Chris through her separation and divorce plus the many other ups and downs that we have shared too - quite a few adventures actually but we can often turn them around, make a positive from a negative and have a good laugh. I promise to write about them one day, it will be quite a story that's for sure! We worked together, here in Dalyan, when we set up a Massage Centre, and she has seen the changes in me, over these last 9 years, as I came to terms with my loss. Chris has been with me as I have healed and learned many different types of therapies in my endeavour to remove all emotional baggage. Quite a few transformations along the way I am sure she will agree - some are beyond our belief, especially overcoming being a shopaholic! Chris has endured the ups and downs but I hope has benefited from the ups, the times I was positive (virtually all the time now), my enthusiasm and passion for the therapies I have learned, and of course, have shared with her whether she wanted to learn them or not! It's been a roller coaster ride that's for sure! Chris is only small but she has let me lean on her, dump my emotional baggage on her shoulders and always has a listening ear, or endures my incredibly lengthy emails! No wonder she's often tired when she's with me! I am joking of course! As Byron Katie would say I am sure, she's been a good friend, not always siding with me because I am her friend, as she often gives me a different perspective, another point of view and guides me in the right direction. More recently Chris has overcome breast cancer, she's incredible, truly awesome. A very positive, strong woman who rarely complains or moans. She was never a cancer victim, it was just yet another challenge to overcome. She is a giver, always there with a helping hand, caring and loving, often putting others before herself - I keep telling her to be more selfish and put herself first! I miss her very much, she was a big part of my life here in Dalyan ....... THANK YOU CHRIS, ONCE AGAIN - I CAN NEVER SAY IT ENOUGH! * That is my story! I will not go into detail here but suffice it to say there are two sides to every story and sometimes more than two! That story is my perception of that time in my life, my belief then. It is not necessarily what I believe now and I certainly have no issues with my parents and brothers regarding my perception of their alleged lack of support. Whatever issues I had, they have been dealt with, although I must admit the last remaining remnants were only dealt with recently, with newly learned techniques and newly formed beliefs: What is is! If I believe any differently then I am insane! Why argue with reality? If you argue with what is is, then you are going to create negative thoughts and beliefs which cause problems in your mind and body eg illnesses such as depression, headaches, aches and pains in your neck, shoulders and back. Why would you want to do that to yourself? Who would I be without that story? I would be happy, instead of feeling unsupported, rejected, abandoned, unloved, uncared for and grieving alone. Or, prior to Rebecca's death, a single parent bringing up a child with a "disability" with all the stress, worries, concerns, upsets, hurts and anxiety that that entailed 24/7. That was my story but now I see things differently, I see things as they were and have accepted what is is. So now I am happy, know I am loved, supported, cared for etc - I just wish I'd known that was always the truth and not the tortuous story I had created in my own mind! If you have a better understanding of Mind Harmony 4 Life, you will understand how and why I see things differently - why not learn how to change your story, change your life and learn these techniques too? You can become a Mind Watcher and learn to love your life no matter what!
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