Good evening Rachel, @rwinney. Without commenting on the contents of your post, I want to tell you about your gift. You know don't you that we all have the potential to arrive here on this planet with a gift, maybe a talent or a skill that is not quite like anyone else's. It may take us a long time to learn about our gift and even longer to learn what to do with it, how to share it with others unselfishly and most importantly how to use it to improve the quality of our own life.

I have a friend who's son came to her when he was in high school and asked, "Mom, how will I know what my gift is?" Well, today he is one of the brightest artists in not only our country but in the world. He has used his gift to help his parents, to motivate and inspire his contemporaries and to support the artistic endeavor he has chosen for his life's work.

Your gift is just beginning to emerge in your posts and your greetings. Your messages make us sit up and take notice. Your words plea for relief from frustration and anger over the degree of pain and discomfort you endure. They let us know when it is time to have gratitude and graciously thank the folks who help us.

And that's when you really shine.......when you give it what you call, your "best try."

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris