Oh...and I'm listening to the harp music now...it is ethereal and peaceful...beauty in sound! See comments regarding the poem...all the words in your poem are somehow present for me in the music, too.

Gianetta, I loved your poem on grace...those "gr" words needed a poem! Thank you!

Cissy...yes, it is a Venn Diagram! Thank you very much for suggesting a post on "ACEs Connection," but really, there are so many good posts in here...maybe I could just write a blog post on ACEs connection about this Forum. I guess I could ask Jane for permission to do so...right?

James! Pedal you did...and I will always remember that call from you when I was at the airport in Phoenix on my way to Michigan for a writers' conference! Thank you, my friend, for all the work we've done together...so far. I know there will be more, and they will be AWESOME Grown-up Experiences!

Oh, you dear people, you! I'm having to hold back tears of gratitude in the public space of a terminal at the airport in Austin, TX because of a re-read of this post...and all your wise, kind, insightful, supportive comments. The love I feel in my heart right now will carry me (better than Southwest Airlines) to Washington, D.C. When I get to that city, I will do whatever it takes to plant with each step the energy of that feeling...the feeling of love for humanity...that you all have assisted in creating. Thank you, all. And, thank you James. (An aside: When I opened a glass door at a Hudson-type of shop in Phoenix to purchase a bottle of water for my immediate journey, that door swung wide! It completely folded back over the next door--one where a man was contemplating the beverages there. I said I was sorry...but he smiled wide and said, "You're stronger than you think you are!" My friends, we are stronger in love, stronger together, than we ever were before.)

Every "soul's print" is filled with truth, goodness, and beauty--once it can be seen with clarity. Thank you, Garrett, for your wisdom, and your truth, goodness, and beauty.

ShaRon, you are addressing an important population with extraordinary care, compassion, sensitivity, and love. Thank you.

Often in trauma situations, lies make matters worse. Like you, I have wondered about the effects liars create. From the days when I worked at a law firm, I recall attorneys talking about how to determine if a client was telling the truth...or lying to his or her hired representative. I'm not sure that humanity has come up with The Way Of Discernment yet, but I think we get closer to a solution every day. Part of this unknown solution is knowing how to ask the right questions--and that is a difficult skill. The purpose of this Forum is to open dialogue about issues like this, so thank you for your input and consideration.

YES to experience, Dr. Franz! In an experience, the very cells of the body take on the task to remember it!

The phrase "a compassionate ally" is very meaningful. Compassion is as important as any "clinical" modality when it comes to assisting a person by seeing that they get some relief from suffering. Thank you, Audrey.