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[Ali Quadir]

Wow, what a story. I agree with the priest. My hat of to this guy. It's tough to deal with empathy if you don't know what's going on but he certainly knew. I didn't have it as bad as you. I had the ups and downs as well. But it got much better for me when I discovered growing up wasn't about discovering who you are.... It's about deciding who you want to be! It's you, it's always been you and it'll always be you. But unless you choose that part will simply remain undefined. And if you choose from anything but your own inner guidance it won't be you that comes up and it won't likely be happy. But you're very much on the good path now!

So you figured it out welcome to the happy track. Follow yourself and you'll end up in the place meant for you. It does not make every life event trivial. But it makes them manageable. Choose who you are, I can't stress how important this is. And you've certainly displayed the clarity and intelligence to guarantee a good outcome. It's been a pleasure to read your messages. As it is with everyone here.

Thank you for your story it's inspirational!

Namaste