[jilly]

It was amazing!  And maybe we will do the southern hemisphere another time. 

 The world is our oyster!

[Phoenix]

SO HAPPY for you all!!!
Love,
Phoenix

[eternity]

Hi,
I just made it home from this wonderful event :-) It is truly a blessing having seen all of you;
It really feels like you are friends I have known all my life, also the ones I have only met just now
Good to know that we can count on one another when needed
Much love to all of you
E

[LearningIamOk]

I am also home. I have returned to a tropical storm after 2 fabulous weeks in Sunny Ireland. I am so grateful to have met so many. What Next put so many of us together. I had a blast and am looking forward to seeing all my new friends again.

Much love to all of my "family". No more merely, fake internet friends. LOL

[limitless]

Well, I am still "here."  (Actually in England, at the moment).

One last day - and I travel home to the States tomorrow (Sunday).  It is already June 7th on my current time zone.

It has been a fabulous trip!  I absolutely LOVED Ireland and, thanks the the great California weather that I brought with me, I will return home with a suntan!

Meeting up with everyone has been really good for my soul.  To those of you that I actually met (in person) for the first time, I felt that I have already known you for a very long time.  (Actually, I have  .  And to those familiar faces I've met (in person) before - it was like coming home again.  You will see me again.  That I promise.  I will make more trips across the pond.  This is becoming my home, away from home.

Thank you, What Next, for putting together such a fabulous get together.  You were wonderful (as always).

I am very blessed and fortunate to be able to do these things.  I truly am.

Hugs to all!

Limitless

[xyzcf]

I have just arrived in Canada after two weeks in Ireland and shall go home to Denver. My future son in law wants to know what happened in Ireland, that I seem different, happier, vital, sparkling, alive..He says he has never seen this side of me, for indeed, he started dating my daughter shortly after BD so he has never seen this version of xyzcf.

Thank you What's Next for organizing this meetup. You did an amazing job and spoiled us rotten. You accommodated hearttoheart and my schedule so that we could meet some of the others, if not the whole group.

Ireland is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited.

For 11 days  I was also with my priest and 40 other pretty devout Catholics in a country with very strong Catholic roots. We had several adventures, incredibly moving moments and time for reflection and prayer. I have been working for a long time on letting go of my fear, surrendering my life to God and His plans. I am grateful that I am starting to see how this makes life so much richer, so much easier than the fight I have been having for the last 4 years.

Just like everything else the work has had to happen within me. I have had to look hard at my 32 year marriage, the man he was, the man he is,the woman I am becoming. I miss him, miss having an intact family but, I have been given much, much more.

He has made an idol of his work, his focus is totally on himself ( as is typical for narcissists). I hear from my daughter, that he sure isn't happy....I cannot help him with that.

I have been travelling a great deal in the last three years and am looking forward to returning to my home and the life that I have build there. I not feel the need for a partner, I am content as things are. Not everyone will feel this way for sure and I do not feel as some have suggested that I am shutting myself off to love....I step out into my world. It is vast and magnificent and I see love in so many places.

We have formed a bond with one another. I strongly suggest that you meet other LBSers as it is better than spending thousands of dollars on therapy or antidepressants.

I feel that the travelling has placed new memories in my mind, my memories that do not include him. Somehow, I am gradually losing the pain that was associated with him, and rediscovering the joy that is within me.

I think I am looking at a Colorado meetup the weekend of October 18 to 20 th, so for those who are so inclined, think about  the journey that you want to take to find out who you are and have become. It starts with a step forward, and the ability to listen and follow your heart's desires and passions. Our MLCers are dead inside, our marriages are dead and long gone but we are still alive.

May God bless you all.

[UKStander]

think about  the journey that you want to take to find out who you are and have become. It starts with a step forward, and the ability to listen and follow your heart's desires and passions. Our MLCers are dead inside, our marriages are dead and long gone but we are still alive.

Powerful words. Inspirational stuff.  Thanks xyzcf.   

[Heart to Heart]

What an absolutely wonderful trip to Ireland…a most beautiful country!  No words can express the genuine and warm hospitality granted to us by What Next!  What an extraordinary woman who made certain each and all of our needs were met.  To those of you whom I had the privilege of meeting…it was delightful!  Thank you for sharing your stories, your smiles and laughter.  I cherish our time together.

H2H