Hey, Chris, this bugger kicks you square in the butt at every turn. Once in awhile it hurts more than other times. It can be debilitating in ways that aren't even physical. I don't think of it as feeling sorry for oneself, after all, we are created to process a full range of emotions.

One of the most difficult aspects of all this is retaining our sense of our personal worth. Myself, I am taking a powerful beating right now, inside and out. I'm keenly sensitive to personal things and feel beaten down, almost completely lost to my former self. It's normal, and it will pass, it must pass.

We mourn losses of all kinds on such a regular basis that it could easily consume us. Let's you and I stick it out together, eh?