my girlfriend leaves me takes aour lil boy, then my dog runs away all on the same day.. had to be on a weekend with no wind 
NEeD TO KITE!!!
Harsh. I'm sure a kite will be healthy. A good talk with a good friend will possibly be useful too. Whatever sympathy you get on this virtual forum will likely reinforce whatever biases you already have in your perception of these events. This may feel good in the short term, but will soon become sour and empty.
If, when the dust has settled, you can find the strength to seek out the other side of the story with humility and openness, you stand to learn a huge amount from what may now just seem like an awful mess. Not sure that this applies to your dog running away though. Perhaps the dog is just in hiding for a while having sensed a sh!tstorm approaching.
Compassion for self and others as this strange lotus unfolds.
Not sure if I have said it before or perhaps just thought it, BUT djdojo you are way too intelligent to be hanging around in these circles. It's only going to dumb you down. 
If she had taken the kites it would mean that she wanted you back.
Mate, look on the positive side, you will be kiting more often now!
If it doesn't workout, at least make sure you get the little guy for the weekends. Kitesurfing with your dad would be one of the coolest things ever.
NEeD TO KITE!!!
Make the most of it........
Kite as much as you can ....she will be back !!!!!!!!!!!!!
and when she comes back you will be thinking " $hit i wish I got more kiting in while I could "
Good luck mate A solid kite session is just what you need
Hey Ben,
Sorry to hear of your misfortune. That sux! Don't worry about the woman, if she doesn't see your worth, then she isn't worth pining over and likely never was. The baby and the dog are the real tragedy in this one.
Look for the good in this event. Events or happenings, only take on a negative or positive meaning when we decide to apply a label of meaning to it, before then it has no meaning, it's just an event. So if you look at this event as a profound learning moment then you will take away a completely different meaning from it and as Djdojo says, you'll grow emotionally and spiritually.
In terms of the events of your entire life, this is another bump. Look for the learning in it, it may be hard to see from your current perspective, but look for it and you'll find it.
Leave the grog, it won't help, it'll just add a nasty hangover on top as the situation will still be there when you eventually sober up.
Cheers mate,
KH
PS. Love your philosophy dojo 
will someone please remove that disgusting, insensitive comment from slave. Unbelievable that anyone could be that insensitive.
And why would you?
rumour has it the dog had a better place to
worst is yet to come.
she comes back.
reads all the posts
declares all your kiting mates as degenerate insensitive Aholes.
bans you from associating with them.
NO MORE KITING.
Ben,
Sorry to hear of your grief.
I have been through a similar situation (athough I did get to keep the dog).
Dojo & kitehard are on the money and I doubt I can improve on their comments. Talk it over with friends/family and just remember that even though your world may be falling around your ears, it WILL get better. Sometimes life brings us the lessons we need to learn, even the hard ones.
Kite when you can, and with every boost, leave behind a little bit of pain and bitterness in your wake. Avoid feeding the bitterness, as it only serves to poison you.
Some people say that time heals all wounds; but (and you probably won't be in the head space to hear this) it is actually forgiveness that heals.
It will be hard to see at the moment, but you are at the start of a pathway to growth; if you choose....
Good luck
dont know what up but im going to take your post as it says.life is f**ked at times.but things ALWAYS improve.i ve been places where it feels like that sh**ty tunnel never has light at the end,but some how it always sparks up again,ALWAYS....maybe there is a joke going on i dont get, but if kite hard sounds like he does i think he knows whats up.some times a chat with "strangers"is helpful.i would like to think this site is not just a place to talk kite and give fun sh*ite.there may come a time i may say something the same.you just gota filter the pr*ick comments mate....jim and becks do help but only for a bit....me and those boys have had long chats!!![}:)]
.at the end of the day its the chats with yourself that make the difference.chin up mate
