Honor a special Someone

I want to honor a listener on this site... who gave me the impetus to seek (yet again) a therapist, but more than that, who showed me how to give myself credit for the work I am doing fighting depression and living my life. This listener also was immensely effective in bringing me calm at a number of crucial times. Most of all, this listener really made me feel relaxed, that I was in the presence of a true friend who genuinely didn't care what I'd failed at, and expressed sincere encouragement and appreciation of all my efforts to effect positive change.

I especially want to say all this because this listener is taking a break (I'm not sure whether from listening, or listening to me, or from the site entirely) for self-care reasons. (Which is also why I'm not naming names!) I do look forward to talking again, but even if that never works out I'll always be deeply grateful for the way this listener made me feel worthwhile and even helped me forget my cares from time to time just through ordinary chit-chat. They've made a positive difference in my life that I expect will be a lasting one!

You were the best and the worst thing that ever happened to me. You make me feel so bad and so good at the same time. You were the best tornado to tear through me, and I am still cleaning up the wreckage.

I honor my cousin. He went through drugs and alcoholism and even jail. But he took responsibility and got his life together and now he's sober with a good job a new wife that he loves and supports the way a husband should. He made it. He changed his life. I'm so proud of him.

My mom is my special person. I know a lot of people are close with their mothers but this is special. I have had hardships my entire life, as have her other 2 children, which is not only unfortunate but hard for her to watch. She raised herself with unloving parents and her siblings, was pregnant and abused and abandoned in her 20s and became a single mom who went back to school. She stands beside me every single day and makes ME feel weak because of how strong she is. The weakness Ifeel only proves how one can conquer anything and it makes me want to be more strong like her. I could never ask for a better inspiration for my suffering. Love you mom.

I want to honor my grandfather. He was the one person in my life who supported me and made me feel like I was worth something. He was the closest thing to a father I've ever had and now without him, life is a mess.

I want to honour my funeral directing/embalming professor, who is himself a licensed funeral director and embalmer. He was someone I could look up to, and was a mentor to me. He was there for me when I needed someone to talk to about my problems, ranging from hardships in college to my chronic suicidal ideation. He helped me a lot, and with his kind and wise words, as well as his authenticity, hesaved my life more than once. He helped me through my defeats and celebrated my victories, yet somehow always managed to keep me grounded in reality, even when I was lost.I'll see you on the dark side of the moon...