this is a major, major eclipse

[magical thyme]

5. exactly....

And it's ok if you want to say, "It's not fair" and whine for a bit. Or say, "It's not fair" and dream up revenge. Or to say, even with some anger, "Hey, if HE can have a brand new happy sparkly life, so can I," or have some other emotional response that I can't think up at the moment. Or have all of them in succession.

Whichever you choose to act on is your chance to start over right now.

For me, it's been one, two and three in succession. I've ended up at #3, but not so much plain anger as focused anger. And as of this morning, my original dream when I bought this place has returned in its original form, with stage 2 looking within reach by the end of summer, although time will tell...