Rejection hurts... It's probably one of the worse non-physical pains and feelings you can have. To know that someone you love so much just doesn't feel that way in return is absolutely heartbreaking.

However, in the wake of that, as time passes and life goes on, (an unstoppable force) Things change. They get easier and a lot of things just seem to happen on their own. You grow stronger. My wound was deep... There will be scarring and that's just something that I'll have to live on with for the rest of my life.

I think... It hurt right up until I met someone else, and realized that there is actually someone else out there that might be for me. He puts up with my fragility, which is a godsend, because I'm unreasonably insecure at times, but working so so hard to toughen myself up and improve.

Feelings I thought would never happen again are rushing back in, and there are so many, I don't have room for the negative ones anymore. I'll be pushing all of those bad feelings out, little by little, and making myself better.

I want to give special thanks to people who've stuck by me through all of my bitterness, depression, tears, and bad days. So thank you Indi, Jynx, Robin, Feros, Mary, Icarus, David, Steph, Deke, Steve, JP, Heartwood, Sam, Sean, and even my dog Huey... Man that list is long, huh? I'm so lucky... And last but most certainly not least, thank you Pilot... You've really turned this wolf's life upside down and made me excited for the future again. :3 I look forward to our bond strengthening, and I look forward to all the growing we're going to help each other do. I've already grown so very much.