@sundance(RB)
I am so happy for you for all that you have overcome in life. Having also experienced a lot of emotional pain early in life and learned many things from that, I now am able to experience the joy of extending kindness to others, feeling outrage at seeing another human being getting bullied by someone, etc. The good times of life are a wonderful blessing and I appreciated them greatly, but it truly is the "bad times" that make us grow into better people.

I will check out the book by Matthew McConaughey. I am happy you are here, Sundance! Best, Hank