Dear Francine,

I'm so glad you've decided to let go of/move on from the negative effects of the abuse. That's a big step. I'm so pleased for you. Yea!!!

As for being real and people being in roles and hiding behind masks, when my brother murdered his neighbors I realized I had no energy to maintain a mask. I was just who I was and if somebody didn't like me, they could go somewhere else. I realized that so much time is wasted, when we are responding to what someone wants us to think, rather than what is real. No wonder we have difficulties fixing things or ourselves.

My love is with you as you walk the road to recovery.

Vi