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these lessons brought, I'm grateful. My life is better for them and I hope in some small way that my experiences can help someone else through their own hard lessons.

No matter how much you love someone, you cannot help them if they don't believe they have a problem. I also learned that despite the uphill work, despite the heart-wrenching moments, it is well worth it to simply do what is right because it is the right thing to do. That is it's own reward, and while it may not always be enough to hold back the darkness... in the end it is the only thing that matters. Because somewhere out there will be someone just like you trying just as hard, perhaps despairing, and it just might be your turn to encourage them along this hard road. Better to turn towards Healing than Cruelty or Indifference, Forgiveness rather than Bitterness, and Love will always be more worthy than Hate. Remember to allow yourself time to grieve for whatever personal ills or wider social issues are plaguing your life, but give yourself permission to enjoy feeling better too. Even though horrible things happen everyday...it's vital to find room for laughter.

Most importantly, I learned just how fundamental it is to stay focused and accept the Truth for what it is, whatever your situation. It has taken me all of my life to accept the simple fact that there are many and varied predatory people out there. To understand and accept that, to them things like Kindness, Generosity, Respect for fellow man, Forgiveness, Understanding, or Tolerance are, in cold fact, like blood in the water to the sharks of our society. They actively look for these things like the lion watching for the newest born in the herd, and will exploit these weaknesses to bring you down. Truly good people cannot even imagine how such things can be turned against them...but they can. Better to accept that truth and move on than blind yourself to it.

I caution you, Dear Reader. Do not fall into the trap of thinking, "No one else seems to care, why should I bother?", or "There's too much and nothing I can do." It is all too easy to pull away from what causes us pain, even if we know it is for a good cause. There will even be countless people who will try to undermine you simply because they are envious of the good way you live your life. They may not even realize that this is what they are doing, because, after all, who would want to believe themselves capable of such a thing. They will rationalize it any way they can, or even ignore

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