Hi Russ, thanks for your comments. I can see Scarlet's concern and yeah I think she was referring to me in "some" of the posts because I was handing out what might have come across as random advice. So I can well understand her worries, but hope she feels a bit better that I'm just handing on things I have learned over the years.

I am also very toxic, so sometimes I get the typical mercury persecution complex, to where I overreact to anything I think is a criticism, and often I have to pull my head in and try and squeeze some sanity in there before I post and embarrass myself more than necessary.

I believe in God too, but do not understand the extreme suffering that is allowed to go on. But, we live in a fallen world I guess. It's very comforting to know other fellow sufferers are holding onto their faith, regardless of all this, even if it's shaken badly. Certainly, I think it's becoming apparent that we live in rather extraordinary times, dark as they are.