September 26, 2014 (Morning)
Exercise Type: Other
Comments:
LONG day: up at 5 and en route to PDX at 530 or so. Pretty seemless travel to MSP (via PHX, which sucked). Mom picked me up at 5:30 and we had dinner with my sis, Evan and Josie, then I went to Max's.
It was a good chat, but a lot of shell shock and "denial" - of trying to problem-solve, rather than Rule #1 of Survival: "Perceive, Believe, Act". I think Max doesn't quite recognize the full enormity of what's going on: that his strategy for "happiness" (more, more,more) simply isn't working, and forcing it isn't, either. It was like me with Chelsea two years ago.
I did nothing but listen, and tell 1-2 stories about KacR, but that's it. We plan to talk tomorrow.
I was relieved that A.) he wasn't drinking and B.) he seemed 100% "with it", mentally, despite the elements of denial. That's a solid foundation, at least.
Good day, all things considered.