MY NEW BEGINNING

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Your messages meant more to me than you know. I'm blessed.. doing better than I would ever have imagined, IF, I had thought that my beloved Sanford would predecease me. I realize now that subconsciously I thought that he was invincible... His Mom lived to be 104 years old [he had so many of her genes], he had survived and bounced back after 5 cancers, plus 2 that returned, which I'm sure is basically the reason that I expected him to bounce back again after his last illness too. But it was not meant to be.

Monday, I embarked on my New Beginning.. I confirmed a 4 day Caribbean cruise, traveling alone. I have always needed alone time and I have not been alone for 24 hours since Sanford left us on November 16. When I acknowledged that I do need time alone I took action. My family is proud of me and they all agree that it should be good for me. Having taken so many cruises in the past and liking cruising the way I do.. there should be no problem... I'm not shy nor easily intimidated. Alone.. no one will be concerned about when or why I do or don't do whatever... I can be sociable when and/or if I wish. I'll have my MP3 player and some good books. Later this summer we plan, God willing, to take another family cruise... Our first and last one was in 2005.

I do hope the weather hasn't been treating you as badly as I've seen on TV.

You know why it was so cold on Inauguration day, right? Because the white people said it would be a cold day in hell before a black becomes president!

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything.. they just make the best of everything they have.