@rascal1
Ha, I say triumphantly, I finally remembered my second tip.
Go Play With Puppys and Kittens!
Some days I felt so bad, I mapped out all the places you could play with puppies and kittens. I went from place to place, pretending I was looking for a pet to buy.
After playing with many of them I would go out to the car to cry. The innocence of the animals, their trust, their wanting to be touched released feelings long buried in me.
I could see that as a child, I too was trusting people...but it was THEY that were the bad ones, not me. I had to stop believing the lies I was told and then and only then could I allow myself to see myself as the Inocent I was....
Playing with the puppies and kittens were just one step to me getting to where I am today...Happy
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