Thanks Tom, I'm cool with the whole bit.

The thing about suffering is that it takes place in the mind, and if you don't get into the "Woe is me"s, and hold on to it and nurse it (the suffering,) when the cause of the suffering (the damage to the physical source) passes, so does the suffering. Pain always passes and is behind you when it does, IF ONE DOES NOT ATTACH TO IT!

That's what I'm a living testament to; proof that if you don't let it become what it is not, the most severe and horrific pain and trauma are merely rocks in the path. Not a continual suffering, just another set of experiences to talk about over a cold beverage.

Anyone can do this, but it has to be taken seriously and you have to believe in yourself. Beyond that, it's duck soup; you just need to know the technique, and that's why I write about it. Sort of "See, I did it, anybody can."

But thanks for the compassion in your note, I truly appreciate that.

Bart