JJ,
All of us have paid a price. My wife, a grandchild, much of my family are no longer in my life. But what was the choice?? There was not one in truth. To stay as I was would have been to live in a grey death. Walking this path to living is not easy, nor is it cheap. But it is worth whatever the cost for me. Today I live honestly and openly. Perhaps one day I will post a picture of the tired and terribly sad old man whose body I once inhabited.
But even more remarkable than the physical change, is the living and spiritual transformation into someone who knows how to love, how to delight and be delighted, to serve and receive service.
Breathe deeply and open your heart and your spirit to finally living each and every day. No matter what comes along, you are not alone and there are footsteps of those who have passed this way to guide you.
Peace,
Julie