I've often used this blog to help me work through some of the more difficult issues I've been struggling with, and as a result I sometimes forget it can also be used to report happy things and positive progress. Since I'm delighted (and often wide-eyed and amazed) to report that positivity seems to be ruling my day most of the time now, I'm going to try to start sharing some of those things more. I think it's important, not only for me to get used to acknowledging that it's okay--and safe--to be publicly happy that I'm happy, but also to demonstrate to those who may have been following my blog who have their own struggles (and who doesn't?), or who come upon it later, to find some kind of narrative of change. Or, more concisely: I want people who come here to be able to see not only what was my dark tunnel, but that there IS actually light at the end of said tunnel, and what that light is like (for me personally, at least).

Because people, it's so really, really good. It's like getting to step into a shower where sunlight pours out of the tap, and just drenches you, warm and bright, running all over your body. And you get to turn around and face the tap and let it cascade down, all over your smiling face. And the tap never runs dry. Never.

I want to say: I'm starting to feel this.

I want to say: This kind of thing is actually possible.

I want to say: You can have this.

So, the topic for the week: pleasure.