RE: The Bumpy Road To Recovery

Times like these do one other thing as well, they highlight who's really on your team when things get rough. It's easy to stand by someone when everything's great, but the real test of the mettle of a man is how he responds when the need is great.

I had to cut loose some grifters in my own life who always took, and never gave. I feel freer now, no longer carrying that dead weight as I was before. Time to focus on me and the smaller circle of true friends I have around me.

You're a wise, thoughtful and perceptive person, whose inner strength shines throughout your writing. Know that we are pulling for you over here and all around Hive. :)