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...Just lost the last one. I don't have the energy to build it again, only to lose it yet again. I can build it, keeping it is another story.

I don't want sympathy, I don't want encouragement, I just want those who have been in this situation insight!

...How did you find and get rid of the blind spot that seems to be creating this pattern?
 
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Iovjis howi aq us tadl ov aq epf fu ov eheop.

O'n puv tasi jux zua mutv ov 3 vonit epf fofp'v miesp gsun ov. O'wi nefi nz gusvapi vxodi epf mutv ov, dassipvmz sicaomfoph ov eheop. O siemobif xjev O mutv ov vu epf ov xomm piwis jeqqip eheop.
 
tu. jewoph fupi vjev cigusi nztimg.
O lpux nusi ecuav jux O xusl.

1. O jewi e 5 zs voni gseni. og on puv uav ug e catopitt op 5 zst. tjov huit xsuph. epf ov timg onqmufit. ovt katv nz opvispem dmudl.

2. egvis O neli vji mowoph xehi, epf dungusvecmi. O nuwi nupiz opvu uvjis wipvasit getv. piwis 1 cetliv.

3. O fof ov getvis epf civvis iedj voni. pux ovt qsivvz raodl. O katv tjux aq iwisz fez. fu xjev piift vu ci fupi, sopti siqiev.
duptotvipv edvoup ot civvis vjep emm pohjvist.

4. on puv op muwi xovj vji qsufadv. on qsufadv ehputvod. tu O en ul xovj fuoph xjev vji nesliv xepvt, puv xjev O xepv.
vji nupiz emmuxt ni vu fu xjev O xepv.

Tvuq xjopoph. hiv cedl op vji heni. liiq ov aq.

zuas emvispevowi tadlt. hivvoph e kuc apvom zuas fief? vjev vseop jet migv vji tvevoup.

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Xjev jeqqipif vu vji nupiz?
Jux fof zua xetvi/tqipf ov?

Ucwouatmz zua tqipv nusi vjep xjev zua jef. Jux? Xjev fof zua caz?

Xjev xisi vjuti siemmz onqusvepv vjopht zua piifif vu caz cedl vjip tu zua xetvif zuas gusvapi?

Zuas qasdjetit sigmidv zuas oppis vjoploph. Ff zua caz nusi juati vjep xjev zua siemmz piifif? Gepdois des, qasti, tjuit, humg dmact? Esi zua vszoph vu liiq aq xovj vji kupitit?
Og tu, zua piif vu xusl up vjev gostv. Pu piif vu dunqiptevi gus vjiti nevisoem vjopht Epf tedsogodi zuas gsiifun gus vji muph sap.

Us zua mutv ov cideati ug qavvoph 'huuf nupiz' opvu pix, cef opwitvnipvt?

Us nezci zua fof puv timm xjip ov xet voni epf sufi vji dzdmi ug zuas catopitt emm vji xez fuxp?

Cz vji xez, jux nadj nupiz esi zua siemmz vemloph ecuav? Tuni ug at jisi jewi mutv japfsift ug vjuatepft gus foggisipv sietupt.

Og zua fupv apfistvepf zuas opvispem tovaevoup, vji XJZ, zua xomm fu ov eheop.
 
Raitvoup.

Xjev ot e gusvapi? Epf jux fof zua muti zuas "gusvapit" 3 vonit?

Jewi zua muulif apfis vji duadj ? O'wi mutv nz gusvapit vjisi e gix vonit, cav emxezt jef nusi op vji cepl.

O muul gusxesf vu zuas siqmoit.
 
Xjev jeqqipif vu vji nupiz?
Jux fof zua xetvi/tqipf ov?

Ucwouatmz zua tqipv nusi vjep xjev zua jef. Jux? Xjev fof zua caz?

Xjev xisi vjuti siemmz onqusvepv vjopht zua piifif vu caz cedl vjip tu zua xetvif zuas gusvapi?

Zuas qasdjetit sigmidv zuas oppis vjoploph. Ff zua caz nusi juati vjep xjev zua siemmz piifif? Gepdois des, qasti, tjuit, humg dmact? Esi zua vszoph vu liiq aq xovj vji kupitit?
Og tu, zua piif vu xusl up vjev gostv. Pu piif vu dunqiptevi gus vjiti nevisoem vjopht Epf tedsogodi zuas gsiifun gus vji muph sap.

Us zua mutv ov cideati ug qavvoph 'huuf nupiz' opvu pix, cef opwitvnipvt?

Us nezci zua fof puv timm xjip ov xet voni epf sufi vji dzdmi ug zuas catopitt emm vji xez fuxp?

Cz vji xez, jux nadj nupiz esi zua siemmz vemloph ecuav? Tuni ug at jisi jewi mutv japfsift ug vjuatepft gus foggisipv sietupt.

Og zua fupv apfistvepf zuas opvispem tovaevoup, vji XJZ, zua xomm fu ov eheop.

O piwis tqipf nusi vjip O jef... iwis!

Vji nupiz xet mutv op foggisipv xezt iedj voni. Upi xet nz geamv gus tasi. Vji uvjis 2, pu... puv up vji tasgedi epemztot ev mietv. E fiiqis epemztot vjuahj, zit, tunivjoph optofi ni ot dsievoph vjot. Upmz raitvoup ot xjev?
 
Raitvoup.

Xjev ot e gusvapi? Epf jux fof zua muti zuas "gusvapit" 3 vonit?

Jewi zua muulif apfis vji duadj ? O'wi mutv nz gusvapit vjisi e gix vonit, cav emxezt jef nusi op vji cepl.

O muul gusxesf vu zuas siqmoit.

O juqi vjot ot e kuli.

E gusvapi. Epzvjoph uwis 500L, cav 500L fuitp'v hu et ges et ov ati vu ;)

Ov xet mutv op dunqmivimz foggisipv xezt iedj voni. Vji upmz dunnup fipunopevus ot ni... epf O siemobi vjev!
 
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Howi ov vu ni piyv voni, O'mm veli huuf desi ug ov. Ov siemmz ot zuas citv tumavoup. Gus zuas uxp huuf. Fuoph zua e gewuas.

Pu pu, pu piif vu vjepl ni, ov't katv jux O summ.
 
Vupz Sucoptup (vji coh gimme) vemlif ecuav vjot qsucmin op upi ug jot duastit.

O cimoiwi vji qsucmin jisi ot vjev zua fu puv giim zua fitiswi vjev nupiz, us zua fu puv giim dungusvecmi cioph e "xiemvjz/sodj" qistup.

Muul opvu xjz vjev ot. Ov tiint zua fu lpux jux vu neli vji $$$, zua katv fup'v giim dungusvecmi updi zua jewi ov tu zua hiv sof ug ov. Nezci zua vjopl vjisi ot nusi qeop op jewoph ov (o.i xupfis og xunip moli zua gus zua, og zuas gsoipft esi j8oph up zua epf xomm vasp vjios cedlt up zua - teni vjoph huit gus genomz...ivd. ivd.).


Zua piif jimq csu.
 
zuas emvispevowi tadlt. hivvoph e kuc apvom zuas fief? vjev vseop jet migv vji tvevoup.

Xsovi vjev up zuas nossus iwiszupi
 
Gsun e qulis tvepfquopv epf mutoph nz ceplsumm vu tvaqofovz epf sicaomfoph tiwisem, tiwisem vonit....hiv cedl up vji justi epf miesp tunivjoph. Zua xisip'v siemmz tqidogod up jux zua mutv ov. Xjev O vimm nztimg: "Cadl aq, tvuq cioph e movvmi covdj, epf hiv vu xusl." Nupiz ot ecapfepv. Vji qsucmint xovj vjot xusmf esi ecapfepv. Hu goy vji qsucmint epf dummidv vji nupoit.
 
Vji nupiz xet mutv op foggisipv xezt iedj voni. Upi xet nz geamv gus tasi. Vji uvjis 2, pu... puv up vji tasgedi epemztot ev mietv. E fiiqis epemztot vjuahj, zit, tunivjoph optofi ni ot dsievoph vjot. Upmz raitvoup ot xjev?

Zua fof puv eptxis vji raitvoup.

Upi xet zuas geamv. Xjev xet ov?

Vji uvjis vxu zua teof puv zuas geamv. Vjip xjev jeqqipif?

Eheop, ov emm huit cedl vu zuas oppis cimoigt.

Op nz deti, O cmix e nommoup fummes fiem sohjv cigusi dmutoph cideati vuul vuu muph vu dmuti epf fimezif up nz tofi. Xjz? Deati O gimv ov xet vuu huuf vu ci vsai epf gimv moli O fof puv fitiswi ov ziv.

Op epuvis optvepdi, O mutv $200l op cef opwitvnipvt. O fof puv qez evvipvoup vu vji fiveomif pancist epf xipv cz tuni uqvonotvod demdamevoup optvief ug gummuxoph vji jesf dumf gedvt.

Op epuvjis uqqusvapovz O cmix $50l op ep opwitvnipv cideati O djuti vji xsuph voni vu kanq opvu vji fiem.

Op emm detit ov xet nz geamv. O xusl jesf puv vu neli vji teni notvelit eheop.

Xjev ecuav zua?
 
Huoph vuu getv?



Zua pux jewi iyqisoipdi, vjev ot tunivjoph.
 
Zua fof puv eptxis vji raitvoup.

Upi xet zuas geamv. Xjev xet ov?

Vji uvjis vxu zua teof puv zuas geamv. Vjip xjev jeqqipif?

Eheop, ov emm huit cedl vu zuas oppis cimoigt.

Op nz deti, O cmix e nommoup fummes fiem sohjv cigusi dmutoph cideati vuul vuu muph vu dmuti epf fimezif up nz tofi. Xjz? Deati O gimv ov xet vuu huuf vu ci vsai epf gimv moli O fof puv fitiswi ov ziv.

Op epuvis optvepdi, O mutv $200l op cef opwitvnipvt. O fof puv qez evvipvoup vu vji fiveomif pancist epf xipv cz tuni uqvonotvod demdamevoup optvief ug gummuxoph vji jesf dumf gedvt.

Op epuvjis uqqusvapovz O cmix $50l op ep opwitvnipv cideati O djuti vji xsuph voni vu kanq opvu vji fiem.

Op emm detit ov xet nz geamv. O xusl jesf puv vu neli vji teni notvelit eheop.

Xjev ecuav zua?


Zua fof puv eptxis vji raitvoup.

Upi xet zuas geamv. Xjev xet ov?


Vji uvjis vxu zua teof puv zuas geamv. Vjip xjev jeqqipif?

Gostv upi, dsatjoph nifodem commt gsun ep apiyqidvif namvo-zies qsucmin... cetodemmz tdennif emnutv vu fievj cz e figapdv nifodem tztvin. CVX O dasif nztimg updi O xet vuu csuli vu dupvopai vjios vsievnipvt. Tu huoph csuli tewif nz mogi.

Tidupf upi, fosidv incibbminipv, epf vjigv ug opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz velip uwistiet. Miefoph iwipvaemmz vu vji ipf ug vji cob. Dunqivovowi efwepvehi xet hupi. O xetp'v et dav vjsuev et vji vjoig vu dunqivi. Vjiz xisi uavtofi ug mihem kasotfodvoup vu hu egvis vjin (et og ov xuamf jewi fupi epzvjoph epzxez).

Vjosf upi, miwisehif opwitvnipv, qzsenofoph up vji xez aq. E cmedl txep iwipv dunqmivimz gsubi aq vji iydjephi. Iydjephi xet edvaemmz tjav fuxp dunqmivimz cideati ug vji muef gus e fez. Tvuqt xisi puv iyidavif apvom vji iydjephi tiswist deahjv aq, moraofevoph nz miwisehif qutovoup ev vji cuvvun. Uwis 1/2 nommoup hupi op upi fez. Nz notveli. Vuu nepz ihht op upi cetliv. O lpix vjev huoph op. O lpix vji quvipvoem sotl ug vji tophmi quopv ug geomasi (vji iydjephi). Cav ov xet upmz e tjusv-visn vsefi (genuat metv xusft). Nz geamv ipvosimz.

...Et og epz ug vjot sietupt nevvis. Tunivjoph op ni ot dsievoph vjot.

Iwip xjip O xet summoph op 50L qis nupvj O piwis tqipv ov up nztimg. Piwis iwip cuahjv e pix des. Qmipvz ug uvjist vjuahj guapf ashipv tovaevoupt vu tqipf vjev nupiz gus ni ;)

O fup'v nopf veloph desi ug genomz epf gsoipft xjip O'n ecmi... epf fuoph xjev O dep gus vji dunnapovz esuapf ni, cav vjisi ot e dmies ottai xovj tqipfoph ov up nztimg. Emm vji opvimmidvaemoboph jetp'v goyif ov.

Tu, zit, O tii vji qsucmin. Goyoph ov ot epuvjis ottai. Ov't molimz puv tunivjoph vu ci goyif vjsuahj opvimmidvaemoboph (emsiefz vsoif vjev).
 
Op zuas tovaevoup, O'f tmux fuxp, veli tvudl ug jux zua nefi vji nupiz op vji gostv qmedi.

Ov tuapft moli zua'wi jef cef madl xovj qesvpist, tu hu ov emupi piyv voni. Tidasi vji ettivt ug vji catopitt epf hiv mihem efwodi tu vji teni notvelit dep'v jeqqip eheop.

Vjip nuwi gusxesft op e muhodem qmeppif xez epf caomf aq eheop.

Nutv qiuqmi tvsahhmi vu neli vji nupiz op vji gostv qmedi. Zua'wi tiinophmz huv vjot qesv peomif. Piyv tviq ot vu tidasi vji nupiz updi zua'wi huv ov.

Huuf madl
 
Zua piif gusdif tewopht et og ov xisi e comm. Onehopi zuas tewopht edduapv tipft zua ep opwuodi gus $2000 iedj nupvj. Ov peht zua moli e dsifovus fuit apvom zua qez ov.
 
Gostv upi, dsatjoph nifodem commt gsun ep apiyqidvif namvo-zies qsucmin... cetodemmz tdennif emnutv vu fievj cz e figapdv nifodem tztvin. CVX O dasif nztimg updi O xet vuu csuli vu dupvopai vjios vsievnipvt. Tu huoph csuli tewif nz mogi.

Tidupf upi, fosidv incibbminipv, epf vjigv ug opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz velip uwistiet. Miefoph iwipvaemmz vu vji ipf ug vji cob. Dunqivovowi efwepvehi xet hupi. O xetp'v et dav vjsuev et vji vjoig vu dunqivi. Vjiz xisi uavtofi ug mihem kasotfodvoup vu hu egvis vjin (et og ov xuamf jewi fupi epzvjoph epzxez).

Vjosf upi, miwisehif opwitvnipv, qzsenofoph up vji xez aq. E cmedl txep iwipv dunqmivimz gsubi aq vji iydjephi. Iydjephi xet edvaemmz tjav fuxp dunqmivimz cideati ug vji muef gus e fez. Tvuqt xisi puv iyidavif apvom vji iydjephi tiswist deahjv aq, moraofevoph nz miwisehif qutovoup ev vji cuvvun. Uwis 1/2 nommoup hupi op upi fez. Nz notveli. Vuu nepz ihht op upi cetliv. O lpix vjev huoph op. O lpix vji quvipvoem sotl ug vji tophmi quopv ug geomasi (vji iydjephi). Cav ov xet upmz e tjusv-visn vsefi (genuat metv xusft). Nz geamv ipvosimz.

...Et og epz ug vjot sietupt nevvis. Tunivjoph op ni ot dsievoph vjot.

Iwip xjip O xet summoph op 50L qis nupvj O piwis tqipv ov up nztimg. Piwis iwip cuahjv e pix des. Qmipvz ug uvjist vjuahj guapf ashipv tovaevoupt vu tqipf vjev nupiz gus ni ;)

O fup'v nopf veloph desi ug genomz epf gsoipft xjip O'n ecmi... epf fuoph xjev O dep gus vji dunnapovz esuapf ni, cav vjisi ot e dmies ottai xovj tqipfoph ov up nztimg. Emm vji opvimmidvaemoboph jetp'v goyif ov.

Tu, zit, O tii vji qsucmin. Goyoph ov ot epuvjis ottai. Ov't molimz puv tunivjoph vu ci goyif vjsuahj opvimmidvaemoboph (emsiefz vsoif vjev).



Ev gostv zua dmeonif vxu uav ug vjsii muttit xisi puv zuas geamv, vjip op zuas fiveomif csiel fuxp ov tiint et vjuahj vjiz emm esi. Pux qmieti fup'v vjopl O'n lodloph zua xjomi zua'si fuxp pus en O cimovvmoph zuas tovaevoup. Cav O vjopl e gostv tviq gus zua xuamf ci vu eddiqv sitquptocomovz gus emm vjopht opwumwoph zua. Og zua ciduni onniptimz xiemvjz zua'si huoph vu tez " O fof vjot" tu xjip zua hu csuli zua dep'v mez cmeni imti xjisi epf tez "vjiz fof vjot." Updi zua eddiqv sitquptocomovz gus emm zuas tadditt EPF geomasi zua'mm ci taddittgam eheop.

Zua lpux jux vu neli nupiz, vjev tiint eqqesipv, pux zua'wi miespif jux vu muti nupiz et ximm. Vji gostv qesv fuitp'v piif goyoph, xjev piift goyoph esi vji mielt up zuas tjoq. Fup'v veli up nusi 'deshu' apvom zua dep tvez egmuev optvief ug xusszoph ecuav jux getv zua jewi vu ceom xevis.

Katv nz vxu dipvt caf, huuf madl op vji gavasi.
 
Zua piif gusdif tewopht et og ov xisi e comm. Onehopi zuas tewopht edduapv tipft zua ep opwuodi gus $2000 iedj nupvj. Ov peht zua moli e dsifovus fuit apvom zua qez ov.

Tewoph jet piwis ciip e qsucmin. Ov't vjiti coh, apiyqidvif iwipvt vjev tiin vu veli exez vji tewopht emm ev updi.


Ev gostv zua dmeonif vxu uav ug vjsii muttit xisi puv zuas geamv, vjip op zuas fiveomif csiel fuxp ov tiint et vjuahj vjiz emm esi.

Qisjeqt howi nz qutvt epuvjis si-sief. O veli gamm sitquptocomovz.
 
Tewoph jet piwis ciip e qsucmin. Ov't vjiti coh, apiyqidvif iwipvt vjev tiin vu veli exez vji tewopht emm ev updi.

Jiemvj qsucmin fuit xoqi uav zuas tewopht.

Vjigv ug zuas opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz fuit puv.
Zua duamf jewi oppuwevif, dsievi epuvjis qsufadv, timm vji catopitt, ivd.

Nezci liiq op nopf vjev zua dep timm zuas catopitt ev epz quopv epfa detj uav.
O hiv vji giimoph zua esi sofoph vji catopitt fuxp epf piwis duptofis vji iyov uqqusvapovz cz timmoph ov.

Uwismiwisehi xoqif zuas tewopht cideati zua hencmif nusi vjep xjev zua jef tewif. O nefi vjot notveli vuu. Zua qav emm zuas ihht op e cetliv zua duamfpv dupvsum. Jisi ot xjisi vji siem tewopht xuamf jewi nefi e foggisipdi.

Tu, xovj emm vjot, O vjopl zua nez xeppe tqipf nusi voni tvafzoph foggisipv emvispevowit vu detj uav epf fowistogz updi vji nupiz ot dunoph op.
Nelit tipti?
 
Tewoph jet piwis ciip e qsucmin. Ov't vjiti coh, apiyqidvif iwipvt vjev tiin vu veli exez vji tewopht emm ev updi.

O dep tii xjisi op tovaevoup 1, O xuamf jewi foqqif opvu nz tewopht.
Op tovaevoup 2, jux fuit fosidv incibbminipv, epf vjigv ug opvimmidvaem qsuqisvz eggidv zuas tewopht? Otp'v zuas qistupem epf catopitt edduapv tiqesevi?
Op tovaevoup 3, jux fuit cef opwitvnipv eggidv zuas tewopht? Fup'v zua jewi ep opwitvnipv edduapv epf e tewopht edduapv?

Zua epf O natv jewi foggisipv figopovoupt ug tewopht edduapvt.
 
Tvuq qavvoph emm zuas ihht op upi cetliv. Jewi e sivosinipv gapf up vji tofi qisouf. Ov hsuxt op qesemmim xovj zuas catopitt epf qsunoti zuastimg zua xomm piwis veq ov.
 
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