February 7, 2006 12:39 AM GMT
Meredith, if there’s one piece of advice I can give to anyone transitioning it’s what you just said, “Gotta think positive.”
You HAVE to think positive, it is the only way to get through all we have to get through. Doubt, self-doubt, self-loathing, fear, blaming others, insecurity, worrying about what other people think etc are all utterly useless on the road upon which we travel. Find some “rocks” which will never tumble, that you can call upon when you feel yourself thinking in any way negatively, such as why you need to do this, your motivation, your inner woman. When doubts creep in remember they are all in your mind; anything is possible if you want it, and you want this, you need it.
There’s only one way to go, and it’s not downwards, or sideways, or backwards.
By the way, the answer to the question you posted on my blog is, yes it’s ok, go on right ahead.
Best of luck.
xx
February 7, 2006 5:21 AM GMT
You can say to those accusing us in being selfish: "Why don´t you yourself stop being selfish and start living in the opposite gender role?".
Laura
February 7, 2006 7:34 AM GMT
"You can please all of the people some of the time, you can please some of the people all of the time but you cannot please all of the people all of the time." - Abraham Lincoln.
But then, you knew that, Mere. Don't repeat history's mistakes.
February 7, 2006 3:10 PM GMT
Thanks again for your advice and support. I appreciate it.
Lucy, I am thinking positive. When I was starting to feel both down and angry last night, I thought of this journey and I immediately cheered up.
As for learning from history, I never do. That's why I continue to inflict such bodily harm upon myself! I'm surprised sometimes that I'm still alive!
February 7, 2006 4:42 PM GMT
This strongly confirms the dialectics of historical materialism, Meredith. And, surely, it means we're making history.
No wonder this is painful work...
Linda