I'm here so I don't get fined.

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V,

You are a goddess. Can't love your reply enough right now. I will have to re-read. You put serious time and effort into the post, and ME. I am mucho appreciative. Wow.

Lots of truth there. My counseling for the last year was on the addiction and learning to live within my skin. I will always have imperfections, and learning to love them. I come from the Christian perspective, so I believe I was ignoring what God was telling me all the time - that he loved me.

I have become an immensely more compassionate person over the last year. It is a new component of me that is thrilling and so, so rewarding.

More to come. Thanks again beautiful V!