After I initially joined this forum, and had been here for a couple of months, I went on hiatus for over a year. This was mainly due to the feeling that, as long as I wasn't able to muster the courage to come out to my fiancee (which I had been urged to do), reading and participating here wasn't going to do me very much good at all. Well, it was nearly three months ago now when I finally got over that hump. Since then, in the words of Celine Dion, "it's all coming back to me now!"
I am trying to channel some of the natural exuberance I have into helping others here. Some things that I've seen posted by others tell me that my efforts haven't been entirely in vain. Even my fiancee has noticed this, and I think it pleases her. She thinks that I'm being seen as a role model; I am of course intensely flattered and humbled by this.
So I don't think I'm going anywhere. It's been a long time since I've felt this much of a community anywhere online. I thank all of you who help make it so.
- Amy
