I just watched the movie, Invictus. Not only was it a great movie, but the poem of the same name (that is woven into the film) got me to thinking. The last verse says:
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul
Those last two lines really got to me. I try to instill in A and to live by the idea of focusing on today (not the past, and not an inappropriate amount about the future). But that is difficult to do, especially when 50/50 coparenting with the Dino who so abused you in the past and continues to make life difficult for me and A. The poem reminded me again to stay positive and to remember that I am the master of my fate and the captain of my soul (despite Dino's attempts to control my fate and crush my soul). I need to keep instilling that in A as well.
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