I don't think people got quite what I was talking about when I said it was okay to say what the changes were like... but I think it's important that people get it out of their system. Otherwise, it's like carrying around a corpse. It's easier to drop it and move on when you let other people know how it is for you. I think you have to say, yeah, it was like dying, or it was like losing a limb, or being in a car wreck. You have to give it a name so you can let it go.

I know where I want to be and I know the gift that's still left behind in my Pandora's box. I won't say I'm happy with the exchange, but I'm sure as hell not going to let it gather dust.