Heart, my heart, do not be shaken, bear what fate has placed on you. Spring comes back and will renew what the winter may have taken. There is so much to admire, so much left for you on earth! Love, my heart, what you find worth, everything that you desire. - Unknown author. Given to me from a friend in Alanon, when I had had enough of this life.

I am here because there is no refuge, finally, from myself. Until I confront myself in the eyes and hearts of others, I am running. Until I suffer them to share my secrets, I have no safety from them. Afraid to be known, I can know neither myself nor any other, I will be alone. Where else but in our common ground, can I find such a mirror? Here, together, I can at last appear clearly to myself not as the giant of my dreams nor the dwarf of my fears, but as a person, part of a whole, with my share in its purpose. In this ground, I can take root and grow, not alone anymore as in death, but alive to myself and to others. - Daytop Philosophy from my friend Bob, who helped me let go of the pain in my heart, by witnessing my release with no judgement.