Hey Al,
I'm sorry for the turmoil and pain that you're going through, but I'm not sorry that I worry about you. So no need to apologize.
It's really good for me to experience that most moving of all recovery experiences--the open heart. Mine was closed off and numbed out for so long I thought it was dead.
Your honesty and trust in sharing give me the chance to care and to show concern which proves to me that I'm alive, that I feel and that I care.
That's quite a gift, my friend Al, to create out of your sorrow. And I receive it with much respect and humility.
Dave, Joe and the mods,
You guys are great! The lengths you go to simply ensure that no one have the slightest hint of danger or distress from your postings is amazing and inspiring.
Thank you all for caring so much about the effect your words might have on others.
You have inspired me to reflect that perhaps as a survivor of sexual abuse, I might be called to a higher standard of care in my dealings with my fellows.
As someone who understands all too well, the agony of pain from unexpected quarters, I'm going to try to exercise extreme care that I not, accidentally or intentionally, inflict that sort of distress on others.
You guys set me a beautiful example and I am grateful for all of you.
