Jaynie, I love your post, you've articulated so well the journey that I've stepped over the threshold of. I feel like a child in a sweet shop, albeit in a middle aged body! I have potential and power for the first time in a very long time.
I feel as though I 'met' you on the AVRT main thread. Your posts were so real, so powerful and intelligent, as you asked and questioned.
I'm so glad that you're still here, spreading your wisdom and I truly wish that more newcomers, on the 'newcomers thread' would visit this part of SR.