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TNTmom: my advice is take care of YOU. Indulge yourself to the extent you can. And, here is some advice that, from personal experience, i KNOW will work for you: volunteer to help others. There are a million ways to do this...a million causes. One shot, small time, part time, more full time...whatever works best for you right now. Find something maybe in your local papers that is of interest to you or connects with any of your experiences or talents or skills. There is NOTHING more gratifying than giving yourself to help others who need and appreciate it. Infinitely more gratifying than writing a donation check (which is good, too!).
As a personal example, four years ago, I started teaching low-level English to Hispanic immigrants at an inner-city literacy center. (My own background fits well for this since i speak Spanish and have had various teaching experiences in my life.) I do it twice a week for a couple of hours each time. My students need English to live every aspect of there new lives here in the US. (They are pooryoung moms with young kids and working husbands.) The gratification I get from giving them the ability to speak, read and write is immeasurable. Honestly i think i get more from this than they do!
Find something like this for yourself. The recipients of your efforts will thank you...you will thank yourself and you will thank me (but you don't know me, so never mind...just do it!)
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