(((WW))) <font color="blue"> I wasn't going to post for a while, due to my stupidity regarding the miscommunication of the chat room icons, but seeing your post made me think how that wasn't logical thinking on my part.

I, too, fight the system. It doesn't work. It perpectuates my PTSD. You are frustarted with trying to work within it, fighting for others. How I wish I had someone like you in my life,for I am only trying to fight it for myself, and can't.

Do you remember the story of the Starfish?
(For those who don't, it tells of a person who walks along the beach, tossing stranded beached starfish back into the ocean. The beach is always filled with such starfish, and it appears to us that it's a useless effort. Someone finally tells the poor person who is tossing them, you must stop, you are wasting your time, what difference are you making? The person, picks up another starfish and tosses it back into the ocean and says, "It made a difference to that one."

We can become so overwhelmed by the huge picture. We are not responsible for the the whole world, only with that part of it we come into contact.

Take a break, if you can, even if it's only for a few hours... and indulge in YOU. Find something that recharges YOUR energy, so you can continue to share.