Last night Mark said something to me that totally opened my eyes. We were rehearsing and I twisted my ankle. I sat down and was grumbling to myself. He looked at me and said, "Get up. We have to stay in this competition until Jenna gets back." I gave him and look and asked for a second to shake it off. He rolled his eyes and I said, "Jeez, show some compassion. You could at least feel a little sorry for me."

That's when he said it. He looked at me and said, "There is no reason to feel sorry for you. You're gorgeous. You're smart. You're funny and you're talented. I'm not going to feel sorry for you, and I think it's about time you stop feeling sorry for yourself."

Wow. What a wake up call. He doesn't even know what's going on in my life, but he could sense that I've been engaging in a major pity party. He is so right. I do need to stop feeling sorry for myself. My father is gone and Josh has moved away, but that doesn't change the fact that I have a lot going for me (not to toot my own horn, but you know...). I really need to be focusing my attention on all that is good. I have great friends. I have Aunt Lu. I have one year left of college that I want to enjoy, and I have an amazing business that Mona is selling me. What do I have to feel sorry for?

Maybe this partnership is just what I needed. Maybe Mark was brought into my life to get me back on track. Who knows? I'm just going to remind myself of what he said every time I'm feeling a little down, because he was absolutely right.