Tomi,

You know I love 'ya, right? But I've got to take Darrel's side on this one. Actually, I'm having a hard time understanding what the conflict is. There is more than one way to approach our problems. Your way is good, and it has helped you and I'm sure countless others. We can all learn from it. But that doesn't mean that it will work for everyone. I'm hearing that the disagreement is mostly about that you are focused on healing yourself from the inside out, while Darrel has more of a focus on society. Why can't you both be right? Both are important. Yes, we have more control over ourselves - society is huge and it's hard to influence it very much. But if it helps Darrel to focus on society, at least some of the time, why is that a problem? Maybe I don't understand. I'm feeling a bit clueless right now. I probably should just butt out.

<font color=red>"Striving for excellence motivates you; striving for perfection is demoralizing." -Harriet Braiker</font color=red>