Phew.... now I can breath again!! No shield to distinquish me.... but does the absense of a shield expose me to some other distinction?

The shield has nothing to do with me? Should I be aspiring for a shield?

Is my goal to graduate from PC or stay forever? Am I failing to honour some unwritten obligation if I don't stay for 3 years?

Why do those shields cause one to care or ask these kind of useless questions? Why do they trigger such negativity for some? What can one do in terms of self-care besides reprogram the thinking and/or avoid the triggers? Shame if avoiding costs the community some valued members. How do we acknowledged each other without compromising another?

Pardon my rant..... guess I know what I will be going to meditate on for a while.

Hope no one is further trigger. Be nice if others could communicate their own reactions to triggers in general. How do you bring your warped thinking back on track. What kind of accommodations do you make to cope with these kinds of triggers and reactions.

Always looking to learn.....accommodate without running away is my new goal.