I think "straight shooter" is a fancy way of saying I have a big mouth
I really do agree with everything you are saying. Experiences and the people we allow in our lives may reshape us to a degree but I think the foundation that is US needs to be pretty solid before any of that can happen.
I have learned destruction leads us to the opportunity to rebuild. It presents us with the option to keep the very best parts of ourselves and discard the pieces of us that put us in this terrible position to begin with.
Reinvention is a gift that everybody always seems to want. When it is forced it's difficult but still a gift.
There isn't one aspect of *this* that is wrapped up in one neat package. But lots of shreds still equal something much larger than perhaps we can see right now.
Being alone is a good thing and really, not many adults get the opportunity to really be alone and learn about themselves and life with so much experience to draw on. Sometimes the greatest gifts are born from the greatest pain.
