Myzen & others -- Rereading the last part of the thread and more recent posts made me start thinking several things:

1. about people who are willing to take on the dragons and demonstrate real depth in their posts.

2. & then, what are my hidden hurts that keep me tethered to my limitations and pain. Suddenly one popped into my head. When I was in grade school, we'd have our photos taken for the class photo and individually. They'd be sent home for the parent to decide whether to purchase any for home scrapbooks. My mother would buy my brother's photos because he was a smiley, happy boy. But she wouldn't buy mine. I was a serious girl and she'd explain that I didn't photograph well -- true to this day. But can you imagine how hurtful that was to a little girl? Parents can be so hurtful without meaning it. Just ignorance really.