You know I have no problem crying and it can be most inconvenient at times. I certainly don’t want to be perceived as an emotional basketcase, but I agree with you in that sometimes you just need a good cry. It is such a stress release. I feel sorry for men who don’t feel that freedom. I don’t understand women who don’t need or want to cry. Certainly they understand that is a privilege and a right that only women and children really have. Perhaps women who do not feel the need to cry have not experienced much pain or loss in thier life. Or maybe they are afraid if they start they won’t be able to stop.

I feel sometimes that my soul is like a damn and that for every hurt, heartache, loss, pain I have suffered a little hair line crack has formed in the wall. When the damn becomes weakened those little hairline cracks burst and my tears and pain flood out. But God is good and he is there to collect those tears and patch that weak spot. Until the pressure builds up again and so it goes, another good cry and a release of the pressure.

Oh, and I so agree with you that sometimes there is no better cure for what ails you than a new pair of shoes, especially if you have the added benefit of finding them on sale. That is an added perk for me because I get a natural high whenever I find a fabulous piece for a fabulous price!

So, a toast to you my dear friend may we laugh more than we cry this New Year, but never feel ashamed for that needed cry, may we treat ourselves kindly and to an occasional piece of chocolate and wine when needed, and if we can help it, never feel guilty about purchasing a pair of fabulous shoes as part of our therapy.

Heres to us! Love you!