Peter:  Thanks for the tip.  I did order the book and should get it soon.  Looking forward to learning about forgiveness.

Lisa:  Thank you so much for opening up about your upbringing.  I feel guilty for complaining about my past when you had to go through so much trauma.  I have a terrible time accepting that life isn’t perfect.  All these years I’ve been looking at the negative side of this.  I’ve looked at the worst possible explanations for why I was given up.  Indeed it could have been a loving gesture to give me a better life.  I should be counting my blessings for the love and life my adoptive parents gave me.  Think of the “Leave it to Beaver” show and thats the way I grew up.  I’ll definitely check out the Buddhist chant you were referring to.  Thank you again for telling me your story.  It gives me inspiration.

VJ:  Thank you for your recommendation.  I have already looked into it and it looks very interesting.  I especially need to cultivate gratitude instead of resentment and anger.

Anita:  Thanks Anita. I think I have been putting too much blame on my therapist.  He has said a lot of the things that all of you have said and tried to get me to look at things in a more positive light.  The thing he didn’t do was to give me things (homework) that I could take home with me and use on a daily basis.  I am loyal to him because we are almost like buddies.  He is close to my age and also a runner like I am.  We spend part of the session talking about running.  Even though I didn’t think he was helping me as much as I wanted, I didn’t want to offend him.  I am still thinking about the other things you said and will write more soon.