Bobbi, your words mean a lot to me. I have not deserted anyone. All will be revealed in the coming days/weeks/months. I have a story to share and this seems like a good place to do it. Knowing there are friends like you who actually give a hoot matters tremendously.
Sherry, I promise you and I will share over coffee before this thread winds down. I haven't given up anything, my perspective is simply much different of late. I am the same person and the Elephant is in a smaller room that is about the size of my heart. I love you dearly and miss you. There are still memories to be made, sooner or later. I hope sooner.
EDIT: I've gotten through 4 pages of my original Elephant thread and while there are some wonderful memories there, I also am reliving some very painful posts. Regardless, I'm not looking back on those events in the wake of catastrophic destruction so all is good. The changes I've experienced are rooted in something completely different.
Still not certain exactly how I'm going to weave this tale. But weave it, I will.