Quote from: Emma1017 on February 01, 2019, 06:45:39 PM
EV, Kim, Linde and all:
I am humbled and in tears. Thank you all for hugging my soul and touching my heart. I don't think I could go on without everyone of you.
Massive hugs and endless love,
Emma
Right back at you Kiddo.
Quote from: Emma1017 on February 01, 2019, 07:27:11 PM
I changed my avatar. This is me.
WOW! Look at how how HAPPY you are! Emma, you're glowing! Seeing you so happy has made me so happy that I'm smiling from ear to ear with tears streaming down my face. (
Holy massive catharsis Batman!)
Please
do not forget the happiness of the moment captured in this photo. If you hold onto it, it might be all the motivation you need to see you through your journey...
Quote from: KimOct on February 02, 2019, 01:06:13 AM
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EV I LOVE your avatar - the determination ( I shall be whole ) absolutely rocks.
Thanks Kim!
My avatar is a color abstracted detail of one of my favorite paintings –
"Soir"/"Evening Mood" by WA Bouguereau, 1882.
If you've read
my story, you know that my social journey is just about to get started. Once I'm further along in my transition, I look forward to replacing my current symbolic avatar with a self portrait.
I love seeing everyone's avatars – Emma's, Dietlind's, Christine's, yours...you're all beautiful and incredibly inspirational to me!
Quote from: KimOct on February 02, 2019, 01:06:13 AM
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Emma - All of this online love is good and helpful but what also helped me was to get support both online and locally. If you have not already done so find a local group to join. While all of us here really do care it is not enough and a computer screen can get lonely and cause distortion. Lean on us but meet other transpeople in your area too. It really helped me a lot. In short...... do both.
Once again, I agree with Kim.
Quote from: Emma1017 on February 02, 2019, 12:03:42 PM
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My emotions come out more honestly here than they would in the real world. I choose not to hide them here because I am not restricted by 63 years of male convention. I won't feel the same sitting in a room with others.
The physical world is where all of the most significant and meaningful changes for you are going to happen.
Male conventions will be easier and easier for you to let go of the more you give yourself permission to let go of them.
A Trans Support Group will be full of others going through everything that you're going through.
You obviously have a great deal of nurturing energy (I just love that about you), and the more you express this, the more supportive energy you will get back in kind.
Quote from: Emma1017 on February 02, 2019, 12:03:42 PM
I am seeing a great therapist so I am not worried about the extreme emotions destroying me.
I'm so glad to hear that Emma!
Quote from: Emma1017 on February 02, 2019, 12:03:42 PM
I know that we share only words on this site but words are powerful and when they resonate even more so.
Very true. But they are also incredibly powerful when spoken and heard in the physical world, which is where beautiful happy Emma deserves to be.
eHug