It's been some time since I was in a position where I could regularly access this site. I've missed it, a LOT! I'm glad to see so many welcoming faces and attitudes - very different from East TN. Many things have changed - career, family size, etc., but one thing remains - the closet I find myself stuffed in is becoming less and less somewhere I want to be and I need healthy outlets to move forward. I've got a great advocate locally, and she encourages me daily to be more, do more... but I struggle to know what more actually is. I struggle to reconcile my faith with my gender, and all those sort of things make me more and more anxious.
All that said - I'm excited to re-engage and get to know folks!
EricaL,
Welcome back. Not sure if I was here when you were last here. Good luck with dealing with your closet. That seems to be the hardest step for some of us.
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With warmth,
Joanna
Hi Erica,
Welcome back! It is a great outlet here isn't it? I so hate that closet. It helps to talk to real people who have an understanding of what you are dealing with.
So, are you near Gatlinberg? It was very pretty there when I visited. See you around!
Moni
Quote from: HappyMoni on July 28, 2016, 01:33:22 PM
Hi Erica,
Welcome back! It is a great outlet here isn't it? I so hate that closet. It helps to talk to real people who have an understanding of what you are dealing with.
So, are you near Gatlinberg? It was very pretty there when I visited. See you around!
Moni
Yes! Very close (about 30 minutes). East TN is a beautiful place to live, but Gatlinburg is a bit too commercial!
Hi Erica :icon_wave:
Welcome to Susan's :) Glad to have you here, join on in the fun
Hugs
V M
Quote from: V M on July 28, 2016, 06:42:35 PM
Hi Erica :icon_wave:
Welcome to Susan's :) Glad to have you here, join on in the fun
Hugs
V M
Thank you :)