"First of all: please feel encouraged to write about whatever makes you feel better. What is the point of conversation if we can’t feel free to express ourselves? Sometimes we go through tough times and want to vent - other times we have…"

"Hi there! I’m enjoying the beach and take lots of long walks to pass the time. There was a car show in the town this weekend and I really enjoyed looking at att the fancy cars. Otherwise, I just hang around and enjoy the cooler air than in…"

"Hi there! It’s been a while since I’ve written. I traveled to Oregon (from Arizona) and am enjoying the cool beach life for a couple of months with a friend. it sounds as if you’ve had a busy week! I’m sorry to hear…"

"I can read your frustration between the lines you write. I am so sorry that your experience has had more challenges than some other’s. You don’t deserve that - nobody does. it is a big lie that we can do anything if we try hard…"

"NIce!  Sounds like a life filled with fun challenges and quality pursuits. Filling our time with activities that nourish the soul, I think, Is what gives us the energy to make it from one day to the next. Maybe doing things that we enjoy is…"

"You know, I can relate to the finding one’s passion problem. I never did find a passion, not really.  I joined the Navy as a default to stay further away from toxic family. While I was in the Navy a friend invited me to vacation with his…"

"I need to explore all of Eastern Canada. But, I would only go in the summer - it’s so cold there! Do you see the Northern Lights where you are? That’s on the bucket list for sure. Do you speak French?"

"Ugh. I hate flying. I do like to travel by road trip though. The last time I was in Canada I made a 12 day road trip from BC to Calgary. I stopped in little towns along the way and asked locals to direct me toward anything interesting to see. I…"

"Yes! We are who we are. Why can’t we let that be enough?  I wonder how the loud, pushy, overbearing types became the ideal for which we all strive? I prefer the thinker, the one who thinks before they speak and acts from their heart,…"

"I do understand the feeling of the clock ticking and feeling like you’re behind the curve for your age group or peer group. I must be harder if your parents are overachievers.  Don’t forget that we are all who we are and can’t…"

"It does feel (sometimes) as if we’re going to be stuck somewhere forever and that everything is up to us. I don’t think, however, that it actually true. Even though we don’t see the future, we can be certain others will enter our…"

"I do understand that notion of changing things about childhood. But, really, what kid has much control over their childhood? We are taken places and given experiences without much ability to have any input. Then as an adult you’re forced to…"

"I think I understand. I have a friend who tells me she has resting bitch face. I haven’t seen that about her. Although she is pretty tall and intimidates lots of men - I love watching that! Sometimes she will wear tall heels when she goes out…"

"I’m sure you’re being too critical of yourself. But i do understand how it feels to see yourself that way. It’s a difficult way to live, that’s for sure. I hope those in your life remind you how important you are."

"I understand how all those memories haunt a person all those years later. I still have times when I remember saying or doing something awkward in primary school. Once, when I was probably 8 years old, I broke a window in our house when my parents…"

"I do you the best of luck. I can tell the stress you’re under. I’m sorry. But it is true she can see the Oregon/Washington mountains from BC. I love visiting BC! The gardens, of course, and the parks and all the beautiful buildings -…"