A Great Wall of Heartbreak

For a long time, I couldn't look at my pictures of the Great Wall of China. You see, a man I once considered the love of my life asked me to marry him here on the Wall. Amazing, right?

Definitely, but our love story had an unhappy ending. It didn't work out. In fact, I would say it spiraled out of control and crashed into a fiery wreck, bursting into a million pieces that can never be put back together.

For a long time, I was embarrassed and ashamed and down right emotionally destroyed about it all. But now that time has passed and I have done the work to heal the gaping wound, I can now think back to this moment and say, "Wow! As if I was proposed to on the Great Wall of freakin' China!"

I mean, you can see the thing from outer space. I could go on a mission to the moon and while sitting on the lunar surface, point out to my fellow astronauts where I had my first marriage proposal.

So even though break ups are so very painful, and it is hard to look back on my failures, I've decided that it's ok to admit that this is one of the most thrilling things that I've ever experienced.