I think I've (almost) always been open to epiphanies in my life, and I've had a slew.  But reading your post, I find myself feeling resentful about the 'darkness before the dawn" probably because I'm feeling that right now, that darkness.  In my head, I'm saying, "But most of my life has been a breeze, why should I have to experience darkness now?" And even as I "speak" those words, another voice is reminding me of previous stretches of darkness that were long or especially dark or both.  I guess it's that the non-dark aspects of my life right now are so lovely that it feels like a much greater contrast than I've experienced in a long time.

Anyway.  Thanks for the food for thought, and I sure hope I win!  I could *definitely* use some more soulcare support. Actually, I came here from Rachelle's Facebook page, so I'm kind of following her around on the Internet, reading what she's up to and looking for community. Thanks for providing me a new resource to investigate.  Based on this post and the interview with Rachelle, I imagine I'll spend awhile here looking around. Thanks!