I just posted this on a blog. I'll explain it soon, but I don't want to forget it:
Wow. I just did the writing exercise. I live in Brooklyn, so I can't burn the paper. I can tear it up, but I don't think I need to. I'm actually amazed at all the stuff that came out, and it was my first time writing, too.It's private, just for me, but I actually feel like I'm allowed to feel what I'm feeling, which I guess has been a huge struggle for me. After doing it, though. I feel broken down as a person. I don't know who I am anymore because I'm stripping off all the layers of junk that I've been using as a guard, and getting down to the core of myself. What a powerful exercise. Thank you for posting this. You may have changed my life-the way I look at myself and the way I deal with problems. I feel like I'm deconstructing, though I know a reconstruction period will come afterward...it has to, right? I mean, that's what being human is-we have to be rebuilt somehow to live. I guess it's just rebuilding yourself more consciously.
http://www.highonhealth.org/how-to-clear-emotional-acne/ I'm floored.
Also, I'm pretty sure my father is one of the very best people in the world. I am so lucky, and I love him so much.