I think of what you said about El, and I think of a quote that is possibly too often referred to… but yet it still fits Ghandi said “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” I don’t see El as a different person from you; I see her as YOU, trying to find that freedom and peace you had lost. Change is almost always frightening, even when we know it is the best thing to happen. You were brave to take the step of creating El on SL. To hold onto her in the face of disapproval and through fear was braver still. And each step you walked with her brought you closer to home.

In another sense, to quote a Queen of Hearts from literature…” “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!”

The situations that you lived through, and your friend has, resonate deep inside of me. I have lived through situations that are similar as a child, and as an adult have helped people who are going through them make very difficult decisions. I am glad you are here to bear witness. I hope someday your friend does find your thoughts… I wish myself that I had a way to help her. But meanwhile I am confident that somehow she knows. Somehow love and hope is an energy that ripples through the universe and finds those who need it.

Be well,
India