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#1
Quote from: radman32 on October 07, 2010, 03:35:37
So when you said you could see figures and shapes in light and dark shadows, that was during a fully conscious state? I've had many instances where I've perceived wave like formations of figures crossing me, while I was chilled to the bone w/ focus. I believe this is what you are referencing. Now you say you've seen Pleiades's constellation, when did these visions occur? Just asking, because I've had a constant shape held in focus of orbs of light distortion, although this occurs generally while heavily focused or looking into light indirectly.

Hello....
The light and dark shadows were very early on and yes, I saw them in a fully conscious state with my eyes closed. However, then the shapes that were moving became more discernible and after several months, and when focusing in on them, I realized what they were! The Pleiades constellation map was seen after asking them for info a couple of months ago, after I had initially posted this thread. When I look into a light directly, but slightly squint my eyes, I sometimes see a different place than I'm actually at and people, who look like us, but are dressed differently and I don't think that they are seeing me....it is possible that I'm remote viewing, but I don't know that and have never tried to remote view. Some of the things that I can do are not abilities that I've desired or even practiced to acquire, which is the reason that I believe that there is definitely something else going on.

It's like hearing tones and frequencies.....many people believe that they have tinnitus, but I went to a hearing specialist 2 years ago and I have perfect hearing, which is amazing to me considering all the loud music and concerts I've been to, when I was younger of course! My belief is that the tones and frequencies are wake-up calls or alarms, that are coded in our DNA, to not only wake us up, but to start the process of activating our DNA for the upgrade that I spoke of in an earlier post.

Please understand, what I've stated is my opinion of what's going on and I have no objective proof to quantify it other than the abilities that I've stated previously(which did not present themselves before 2 years ago) and what's going on with others that I've spoken to. I wish that I knew more.......

Thanks for responding....
#2
Quote from: Pauli2 on September 28, 2010, 19:39:05
I'm one of those who haven't been able to do any conscious projecting. So this is just questions from me.

Annika, what you are experiencing is quite unique. Have you considered writing the details down and perhaps publish a book?

I would think that certain things could be interesting to know more in detail. For example how the beings look. How many of them there are, How often they come. How they communicate with each others.

Why they want to put work on you? At which point of the day they do their best work, etc?

The details of the star map, etc.

Unless you have to much other work of course. :)

Hello Pauli....

Thanks for responding! I use to think that what I was experiencing was somewhat unique, but I have found out that there are a rather large number of people who are having similar experiences. Most start out like mine did with seeing flashes of light when their eyes are closed and then a perceptual change begins. You begin to discern light and dark shadows and at some point after that, you begin to notice that the light and dark shadows are moving! And no, these are not "hypnagogic hallucinations" that some associate to this experience! If  you focus even more on the light and dark, you will  notice figures coming into focus and yes, they are humanoid-type beings. I don't think that the beings are exactly like you and I, but maybe a certain amount of similarity DNA-wise!

What I'm going to say next may sound a little "woo-woo", but I think that mankind is going to be getting a DNA upgrade soon and I think that this upgrade has already begun.  I've referred to it before as ascension, but it is an upgrading. If you have been preparing for it thru meditation and other esoteric practices, then your body is already showing indications of the upgrade occurring. If you haven't been preparing, then the changes might be harder to assimilate, but not impossible! I think that the veil between dimensions is thinning.....in other words, the boundaries that exist between our 3D and other dimensions is becoming thinner and eventually that boundary will seemingly disappear, but not really, because it's the upgrade in DNA that will perceptually cause the boundary to disappear. Not everyone will feel comfortable with my explanation of what's occurring and it's really up to each individual to discern what resonates with them.

As far as your suggestion of writing a book detailing my experiences....that's something that I might have considered at one point, but now my interest lies in helping anyone else who is experiencing this to understand that they are not going crazy, but are indeed undergoing a change that is spiritual and physical, because this upgrade encompasses both. As your understanding and enlightenment increases, so do the physical changes. 

The amount of energy work that the beings facilitate is probably dependent upon the needs of the individual! Initially, a great deal of work was going on 24/7, and then, it occurred more at night and now it goes on as I sleep. The star maps are of the Pleiades star cluster and I've also seen symbols and graphics that are foreign to me and apparently others as well. I've done extensive checking on the symbols and have found nothing that resembles them!

I think that we all have a certain amount of DNA from the stars, because that's where we're from. The upgrading is causing our so called "junk DNA" to activate! I hope it will cause all of us to be kinder to one another, to treat others as we wish to be treated, and to evolve out of the war-like mentality that we seem to be so preoccupied with and to stop seeing divisions of race and ethnicity! We are all eternal spiritual beings and we chose to be here at this time to participate in a celestial event! I feel very fortunate to be here and eternally grateful for the opportunity to experience this! I hope everyone else will too....!

Thank you again for responding,
Annika



#3
And the darkest conspiracy of all is the "true history of mankind" which has been hidden from us all!
#4
Welcome to Astral Chat! / Re: Star Death Spiral
September 11, 2010, 15:39:15
Very cool picture...thanks for sharing!
#5
eager2learn...it's also possible that you're lucid dreaming! When I first began to lucid dream, sometimes I would wake up with an aching neck...as if I jerked my neck when waking.....maybe somewhat similar to whip-lash. I think that I was just tripped-out by the ability to lucid dream....just my opinion!
#6
There are a lot of Indigo & Crystal children that have been born and it sounds as though her 2nd sight is a natural state for her! Doctors will truly just give her drugs that will make her psycho....and she's just really gifted already! I agree totally with personalreality & Xanth!!!
#7
Quote from: Yin on May 31, 2010, 09:43:45
"Ascension!" did it work?

I'm working on it.....I'll let you know how it goes!
#8
Quote from: Choice777 on May 31, 2010, 14:48:14
? I mean like what's the phrase ?  Just say ... what exactly ?

You're sort of missing the point...the phrasing of it isn't as important as the intention! I don't remember my exact words and it can be phrased anyway that's comfortable for you! I mean, look up ascension on the internet....read and understand what it's truly about! If you're serious about it, you'll probably need to make whatever changes in your life that are necessary.....I did! Bad habits need to go, negative thoughts need to go, meditate, meditate & meditate more and there are ascension symptoms that occur as well.
As I said before, it's the intention that's all important....mine was a positive intention! I wasn't trying to gain a 2nd sight or any other ability....it's very individualized and different for each person. We're all here to learn different lessons.....life is a school and if you learn your individual lessons well, it's possible to ascend to the next density(dimension). All paths lead to the same endpoint  and they all lead back to our Creator. If you're willing to do the work, you'll get there....but there are no free rides and no short cuts! And don't try shortcuts....they don't work! Meditation is the most effective method to raise your vibrational frequency, positive thoughts and live in joy.....all of these will ultimately allow you to ascend to the next density(dimension)!
Hope this helps.......
#9
Quote from: Choice777 on May 28, 2010, 12:18:50
Can you tell us what this statement is ? How to do it ? Just say it out loud ?

Just say it, but intention is all important!
#10
Quote from: Xanth on May 23, 2010, 13:18:37
I actually believe that if you were able to fully close off your chakras... your physical body would cease to operate.

~Ryan
Hey Ryan....
When I said I tried to shut it down,,,,I actually at one point stopped meditating, because I thought that it might have an effect....it didn't and meditation for me, has so many positive effects that it just wasn't worth it, even if it had worked!
Thanks for your response.....
#12
Quote from: G01kur_Kisel on May 24, 2010, 09:22:39
hmm But how do you sleep at night annika? or how can you fall asleep? do you tell them to go away I have to sleep now or what?

Hi....
Initially, sleep was hard to come by and I was walking around almost comatose for awhile. However, that only occurred for a couple of months and then I started asking for times here and there for them to let me sleep.......but yeah, sometimes I'll tell them that I need to sleep and they'll back off and let me....and now, I focus on a painting that I have in my bedroom that's of a very tranquil setting and conducive to relaxation  and sleep. I know that they're still doing energy work on my chakra's because I wake up vibrating, but sometimes they wait until I'm asleep!
I get a very real feeling from them that there's a "time constraint" at work here and I've felt it from the very beginning! As if there's not much time to "jack-around" with! I think that they know a lot more than they are able to communicate, but what that is.....your guess is as good as mine?
Thanks for your response!
#13
Quote from: personalreality on May 23, 2010, 13:13:10
me and soli were talking about this the other day in chat.

you cannot close or turn off a chakra.  doesn't work like that.

you're chakras aren't portals that open to another dimension or something, they are energy interchange points.  they receive energy from your environment and filter it and then broadcast that info to your non-local awareness.  they also direct your energy. 

each one filters in a different way, so focusing on energizing a specific energy center will allow you to perceive through it's envioronmental filters, ie, the third eye deals with psychic vision and perception, the heart deals with feeling and emotion, the solar plexus deals with will and manifestation of the creative center the sacral chakra.  When you spend time meditating on one or more of these, you move your focus of attention to perceive more through them, thereby effecting your perception of your environment.

these energy centers are kind of like anchor points as well, they allow your awareness to stay connected to this body.  they also function as an antenna collectively.  both broadcasting and receiving input from the environment and your awareness.

think of them like muscles.  if you don't exercise them they become atrophied and less of your focus of attention moves through them.  but when you exercise them they become stronger and attract more of your awareness.  If you strengthen all of them to a point of total functionality then you will consistently perceive your reality through all of them.  this might be akin to a level of mastery, a very "advanced" sense of your reality.  congruency between what your whole being perceives and what your awareness actually receives.

Hey Rusty....
Thank you for the great info.....I had spoken to my brothers about this and they had said basically the same thing about chakra's. Your explanations are always full of useful info, not just for me, but for others as well ......it's appreciated!
#14
Quote from: sola~ on May 23, 2010, 18:05:29
yeah, I should probably stop using the open/close terminology as its very misused.. and makes one think close as 0%, and open as 100% charged, when this is not the case so I'll simply use the word charged..

works for me

I don't see why beings would want to touch you or your chakras(man that sounds dirty for some reason), anyways, you'd think they'd get bored after awhile and move on to some other random activity. It doesn't seem logical that for days random beings would be touching you for no reason, really if such is the case I would say they're subjective and you need to erase them from your mind. If you know of members that have constant astral sight of beings that like to touch them for days then I'd like to know who they are to study this touching epidemic! *softly touches your chakra*

Hi again.....as far as members- NoY....NoY is able to see beings by closing his eyes and bluvisnu, is able to as well, but I'm not sure if there's touching or stimulation going on....? Touching or stimulating isn't all that the beings do.....they put images in my mind to show me different scenarios....sometimes recognizable and sometimes not! Sometimes they have me view geometric shapes and some of those are able to stimulate my chakra's as well. They've shown me star maps......of where, I have no clue! A friend of mine isn't entirely convinced that the beings are from the astral realm....he thinks they are from a different density, which is why they have the ability to actually "touch" me! He is convinced that I've known these particular beings before...in another time or place!  I honestly don't know if I've known them before, but there is something familiar about them! If you can figure this out, I'll nominate you for a Nobel Prize!!!!
#15
Quote from: sola~ on May 23, 2010, 18:05:29
yeah, I should probably stop using the open/close terminology as its very misused.. and makes one think close as 0%, and open as 100% charged, when this is not the case so I'll simply use the word charged..

works for me

I don't see why beings would want to touch you or your chakras(man that sounds dirty for some reason), anyways, you'd think they'd get bored after awhile and move on to some other random activity. It doesn't seem logical that for days random beings would be touching you for no reason, really if such is the case I would say they're subjective and you need to erase them from your mind. If you know of members that have constant astral sight of beings that like to touch them for days then I'd like to know who they are to study this touching epidemic! *softly touches your chakra*

LOL...Sola....I'm rolling on the floor laughing!!!! I think that probably "stimulate" is more accurate & appropriate! Yeah, when they initially started stimulating my chakra's.....it felt pretty weird to me too. If you're chakra's are stimulated enough...they vibrate. The first few months when this began, I felt as if I had been plugged into an electrical socket & I would literally vibrate for several hours afterward. I don't think that I can erase them from my mind....I tried that early on and no go! *softly touches your chakra* Hahahahhahaha   you're too funny!!!!
#16
Quote from: sola~ on May 21, 2010, 21:16:41
from what I understand.. if you stop charging it the energy center will weaken thus it will lose the effects, however you've made me interested to see if charging it really does give such effects regardless of the validity of this thread. Not that I'm saying you're lying, simply that I've yet to encounter someone with this certain specific ability so I can not say for certain it is truly possible as I'd rather not be attacked for seemingly thought of saying so as even If I were to be this now serves as a deterrent for one to do so..~
Hi Sola.....
As far as charging my energy center.....the beings that I see are able to touch me and they usually touch my chakra's and I believe it's to raise my vibrational frequency......I'm not sure if that's what you were referring to! So, for the last year, my chakra's haven't had an opportunity to weaken.....in fact, if anything, they're stronger that ever before.
Realistically, if someone had explained they're experience as I have mine, before I experienced it, I don't know if I would have believed them, so it's ok to be a nonbeliever. There are several other members of this forum who have this ability as well & a few other people that I've met outside of this forum.
I just have an issue with someone who doesn't want me to have my own point of view about an experience that I'm having....it almost seems as though my experience is being invalidated by disallowing my point of view! I appreciate the fact that you are allowing me to have my own opinion as never before......thank you!
And thanks for your input...it's appreciated!
#17
Quote from: sola~ on May 20, 2010, 17:46:13
following traditional beliefs that the third eye chakra is what allows one to view the astral I would say you should work on how to close it.. as maybe the problem is it is open too much, however I don't really know much about chakras. Either way I believe it is something that you can control yourself and not something that doesn't have an "off" switch.

Hi there....

Some of the people that I've spoken to, who have spent a considerable amount of time in AP have advised that there is no shut-off for the 3rd eye chakra...sort of like a door that has been opened and can't be shut. I am getting better at controlling it, so I think there's hope for me yet!
Thanks for your response....it's appreciated!
#18
Quote from: Xanth on May 21, 2010, 12:09:54
C'mon folks... let's not argue please.
You don't have to agree with each other, but you do have to respect each others opinions.

Let's not continue this line of bickering.  :)

This thread is full of great information, it'd be a shame for a mod to lock it up due to disagreements that people couldn't get past.  :/

~Ryan
Hi.....
I couldn't agree more & I won't be responding to her again!
Thank you
#19
Selea....

You're really not able to let this go of this! You stated "think what you want"....but yet, you're not content to let me do just that! It seems that you have your own issues with control. You stated " Why people cannot go beyond these little things sometimes and focus on objective things instead of taking everything as a personal insult to their ego?" My response is yes Selea, why are you not able to do that?  It seems as though you've sustained a personal insult to your ego! The one fact that seems quite obvious is that you can not have anyone disagreeing with you, which is indicative of a massive EGO! So when you referred to a "petty ego battle", perhaps it was your ego that's having this battle...not mine!

If you had bothered to read "any" of my earlier posts, I've described what I see, but your ego is only seeing what it wants to see(to confirm your own belief system) and you seem to believe that you have supreme knowledge of all of creation......get over yourself and your ego...no one person knows everything! It's my belief that we all hold different pieces of the puzzle, which is one of the main reasons that forums like Astral Pulse are important!

As far as not answering questions.....what exactly was this mysterious experience that you had that was so much like mine? If it had been indeed
like mine that "you know exactly what I'm going through"....since I've already laid-bare my experience. why not elaborate on yours in your own post?

In actuality, there have been several members who have posed some serious questions about my experience...."personalreality", who I personally think is probably a genius and understands really complex areas of human consciousness ....please read some of his responses to me on the first few pages! Another person who "did not" just agree with me was "Xanth"....he has a more down-to-earth approach(obviously very well read), but still posed some important questions, and even when I had some doubts, both of these people. because they are ADULTS, were able to handle my point of view, without their ego's being threatened. "Stookie" always adds some very important down-to-earth concepts and I totally appreciate all of their contributions because they cause me to question areas of my experience and sometimes their questions open doors to a different point of view..! That's part of what this forum is about........

As far as your quote of "G.D.".....I have stated numerous times that there are positives & negatives to this experience and from my experience, there are growing pains to everything! These beings have never harmed me and they've had plenty of time and more than ample opportunity to do so. It always amazing to me that whenever you respond, you dismiss much of what I've said in other posts, as if I had never said them or you had not read them.....curious!

I've have never called you an idiot, but you've alluded that I must be one, so with this in mind....! Let me reiterate what I have said prior to this response......WE NEED TO AGREE TO DISAGREE about this! I have taken your view into consideration and that's all I'm willing to do with it! Do you understand? If I need any further assistance from you....I'll contact you!
If you have "any" common sense, you'll let this go! I have the right to incorporate ideas that personally resonate with me & "reject" ones that don't! That little idea is called "free will".....something you should allow others to use! It's fine to give cautionary warnings to someone, it is entirely another situation to attack someone for a differing point of view....which is what you've done even if you prefer to not acknowledge your actions! I would imagine, that you are like this in person, and we would obviously not have a harmonious relationship...so let's leave it as that!
Thank you
#20
Selea....
Possibly your response was good intentioned, but I think that all you've done is attempt to spread fear.....fear of the unknown, fear of the known, fear of other beings in creation and to spread a certain amount of negativity.
I don't live in fear anymore & haven't for awhile....it's nonproductive! As I have previously stated, I have no idea what your experience has been and you haven't elaborated on it, so we are left with conjecture!
Your responses seem nonsensical....so either your comprehension or knowledge is limited.....in any event, there have been plenty of other people who have responded and given very valid suggestions. There are some really knowledgeable people on this forum and I appreciate their input immensely!
As far as taking things personally.....your attack on me was personal and I defended myself.
So, let's agree to disagree.....if I'm in need of any additional information from you, I'll contact you!
Thank you
#21
Quote from: CFTraveler on May 19, 2010, 17:59:11
I just have to ask... do all of you know each other from somewhere else?

No....!
#22
Quote from: Selea on May 19, 2010, 05:46:44
It will come in time. You are experiencing a fase. Everybody comes to it one time or another. You have come to it without doing nothing consciously, but everybody doing certain things will come to this point. You see, you think that you are "special". It is this sort of thought that it's dangerous. As I said, I've been there. I know what you are going through. You think you have nothing more, you say you are not special than others, yet you feel you have something more none the less, inside you. This happens yet more in your case, if you sort of receive this "gift" (as people calls it). If one works towards it the feeling is much subsided since in that case you know that everybody can do the same, given the right willpower to do so.

You already know in realtity how to close or filter what you "see", you are already doing it before going to bed, you said it to me, so you know how to do it, it is only that you like the feel of "power" it gives, the sense that you are "different". No matter if you ask "God" or whatever you call it, nonetheless you don't know what's around you. You don't test it nor acknowledge from where it comes forth. Also this is a typical inconvenience of people that found they can do these things without understanding why. I was one at beginning, yet I've learned the bad way that I had to approach this "gift" differently, and that in reality I was only a self-deluded idiot most of the time.

You see, either in the most "occult" or "esoteric" practice there must always be a sort of "scientific" approach or you are asking for a lot of self-delusion. Learning to control the experience doesn't mean that you fear it, nor does it mean that it is bad to be "open" all the time. It is done as a way to controlling the experience instead of being controlled by it. At the beginning this is most important, above all if you are experiencing it without understanding truly what's happening to you.

Please understand well why I'm telling you this. It is not to bring you down or sto say that you are doing something wrong. I've only seen something in my experience and I would like that others following the same path doesn't have to endure all the mistakes I've done in the past.

Best regards,
Selea
Selea....
I think that you are wrong on several levels......I don't think that you have understood my posts or perhaps I didn't write it clearly enough for you to understand. I don't think that I'm "special"...at least not in the way that you're expressing it. I'm a pretty normal person who probably had a certain amount of psychic ability to begin with and it grew as I became ready to handle it! Do I think other people can have the same experiences that I've had.....absolutely! I think that there's a connection to "higher realms" because I expressed a desire to "ascend" and that expression was done with a pure intention! Not to be better or special, just to improve my understanding of different realms of existence and perhaps for confirmation of their existence!

I recently learned to focus on something else, so that I could sleep better! Most of the day, my eyes are open!  The "feel of power" that it gives????????
I'm not really sure where you're going with this......I don't need this ability to be empowered! I'm a strong, intelligent & educated woman and I've survived quite well for many years without this ability! I'm not using this ability in a negative way...I don't hurt people, I don't wish them harm and actually I wish all people well & hope that they find fulfillment in their lives.

I'm not deluding myself.....and I have no idea what your experience was, as you have not elaborated on it, you've only left mysterious clues that it was negative! Many people have negative experiences in a variety of situations and it doesn't have to prevent them from seeking the truth.
And I am seeking the truth, but not necessarily in the way that you have ! You stated that even in the  "occult" or "esoteric" practice that we need the scientific approach.....the problem with that sort of absolute statement, is that there is no definitive objective proof of what we all individually experience, which is part of the "scientific method"! And in the psychic realm......it's just not a scientifically measurable experience...in other words, it's not objective, it's subjective! If it were objective, more scientists would be performing all sorts of test to prove the psychic experiences that we've had. The only area in the psy realm where verifiable data can be ascertained is in meditation, where the change in brain waves that occurs during meditation is significant!

As far as my experiencing a "fase",.... during the year that this experience has been occurring, the experience has not been at a standstill, it has been progressing forward as I'm able to handle it. And yes, in time I will have better control over it and no, the experience is not controlling me, although it seems from your response that you're experience "controlled" you! I'm sorry about that! Many people can't gauge how to view my experience, because it is unusual and not the norm and my reason for posting in this forum was to see if other people have had the same experience & to compare notes....if you will!

As far as "not knowing what's around me"......I'd be willing to bet the farm that I have a pretty good idea of what's around me......I can see it when my eyes are closed......remember! As I've stated before....I have no idea what your negative experience was and it obviously left a definitive impression on you. Hopefully, you'll be able to transcend it....
Take care.....
#23
Quote from: personalreality on May 18, 2010, 12:49:24
there's no problem with being psychically active all the time.

you just need to learn to work with it.

learn to filter it and control it.
Hey Rusty....
Yeah.....I don't worry about this anymore......I've learned a way to work with it by focusing and it seems to work pretty well, which might be filtering in your terminology, but when I'm really tired, focusing is much more difficult. Would I sometimes prefer to see only darkness when I close my eyes.......sure, particularly when I want to sleep! All the movement sometimes makes relaxation difficult! And yes, I really do tell these beings that I want to sleep.
I know that I'm not being controlled or possessed by anyone, but I understand someone else's concern for my well-being and I appreciate it! I think I have much better control over it today than before, so I'm progressing and everything is a learning experience, if you allow it to be.
As always, thank you for your kind thoughts.....
#24
Quote from: bluvisnu on May 18, 2010, 00:02:30
You will always have the choice between fear and love.
There is nothing to fear about these experiences as it is a part of our evolution and as we are immortals.
Love opens the doors of our consciousness to grow wider until we become the whole creation.
Fear is made from ignorance and love from divine light.
Hi again....
Initially, for the first 2 months, I was in fear......but that was a year ago and in the time that's transpired since then, I've learned to relax and view it differently! I am cautious, but I don't fear the beings that exist in the astral, if that is indeed the realm I'm viewing! I'm not in their control and I'm not trying to control them, but I think that the paradigms are changing.
As for my meditations, I've always viewed images and people participating in a variety of different activities and I do believe that some of those images are personally relevant to me, whether they are past lives or simultaneous lives.
My soul is eternal and has been to many different places in it's growth process and will continue!
I am always grateful for different perspectives as they usually opens doors of thought or knowledge.
Thank you for all of your responses....
Take care
#25
Quote from: Loru on May 14, 2010, 20:27:13
Hey, Annika!

My heart started racing, when I read your posts! You should definately check out this guy: http://www.youtube.com/user/dero7
He talks about the exact same stuff you describe; the beings, touching and all those yes and no questions, and what it all means.

I think this just made me a believer. Thank you.

Hey Loru....
Thank you for responding and the link you provided to one of my brethren......he's a little bit more energized than I am......maybe too much coffee! But, he does seem to be experiencing something similar to my experiences. Some people believe me when I tell them about my experiences and others don't and I don't take offense to the disbelievers...I think if I hadn't experienced it myself, I would have not believed someone else telling me about this!
I think that most of the people who are sharing this experience did not ask or request it.....but I think that what we all have in common is a desire to ascend or transcend this physical existence that we're all participating in, but I don't think that the experience that we're living thru is necessary to ascend, but any fears will surely be gotten rid of...whatever they may be! Maybe this advanced training is only for those that really need it.....those who were working in a deficit! Certainly this experience has made me spiritually, mentally & emotionally stronger....I now,  know who I am and accept who I am!
Thanks again for the link.....
Take care.....