You girls would not believe how private I USED to be. I was called aloof, stuck up, shy, reserved, haughty, and even unfriendly. Mostly, I was scared. I was afraid that if I started speaking about my own self, who knew what secrets would escape? I am a good listener and I can spend hours listening to someone else without them learning anything about me. A friend I reconnected with after 30 plus years will call me to vent for 3-5 hours, and when I am drained and ready to hang up, she will say, "What's new with you?" While I normally would not put up with this, this particular friend needs a good listener. But my problem in the past was that I was TOO focused on others so that I could AVOID my own self. Now, my life is literally an open book. For those who have read my memoir, you know that I reveal my entire childhood and young adulthood for the purpose of letting others know they are not alone in their suffering from trauma. Spilling the beans about my life had a purpose: to comfort others, to confront violence, and to change society. Whenever I want to run and hide because I reveal so much in my book, whenever I think I might regret what I wrote, I remind myself that I was on a God-given mission to reveal truths so that others would not suffer in silence. And that's the way it is here at BWS. I think that BWS is the most supportive social site I've ever visited, and for that reason I don't hold back here. I feel there is a lot of giving and receiving of love even though we don't see each other. I was concerned when I Googled myself and found posts from BWS in plain view. So I am a little more careful now. As for my picture, all the people I worried about "finding" me have found me, and I dealt with that. Hey, it's hard to be a published author and remain anonymous! So, to answer the Celtic questions, I'd say that I feel safe enough here to post just about anything. Brussel sprouts? Yuk. As bad as lima beans!