Thank you for the peaceful thoughts and hugs. I have a difficult time reaching out because I'm afraid no one will reach back.  I think this was a major milestone for me. I actually called when I wasn't in full blown crisis. It always had to be a crisis before now. I must be making steps forward. Hooray!
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"What is Real? asked the Velveteen Rabbit one day.
"Real isn't how you are made," said the Skin Horse. "It's a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become Real."
"Does it hurt?" asked the Rabbit.
"Sometimes," said the Skin Horse, for he was always truthful. "When you are Real you don't mind being hurt."
-The Velveteen Rabbit by Marjorie Williams
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