icu....your post was so full of growth, insight, and awe.
thank you so much for sharing this....i know it helped me.
like you, i had also become so accustomed to accepting insults as part of everyday conversations....and at times would be sure to be the first to insult myself to get it out of the way, so the other person would'nt say it.
i still have a long way to go, but i sure am glad that i'm not where i used to be.
again, thanks for sharing.....you put into words what i felt about some things but was not able to organize well enough to see them in writing.
love to you