hey, I am 61 and i feel 18 and people guess my age at 45; i was fortunate enough to be blessed by the gene fairy, LOL, LOL

I got a divorce after 31 years of abuse, and then experienced a kind of abuse I'd never heard of: Spiritual (abuse): www.churchabusepoetrytherapy.com (faith-based poems of healing, hope and comfort came pouring from my wounded soul). It has been a phenomenon: over 13,400 hits

Elie Wiesel (survivor of Auschwitz) has written to me regarding the poetry; I am humbled and honored.

I have been published with the Ph.D.'s: www.psychiatricjournal.com, entitled: The Transcendent Child on Overcoming Verbal and Spiritual Abuse

Written my memoir: Ghost Child to Triumph (from a child with no voice, to someone who speaks up against injustice)

Went back to school and just won a scholarship (all i had to do was write an essay): I was 1 of 10 recipients out of 1,600 applicants in the U.S. and Canada

i am the moderator of an abused survivors' group...

I've never felt any older than when i was 18 (personality, genetics).......I hope to be just like my amazing NINETY-six year old teacher who still dresses up in plays (as Willie Nelson), and played piano for silent films; she can talk the ears off a brass monkey!

She is amazing; I will be just like her!

Write to me (anyone): wacalice@aol.com

One of my favorite quotes; "If it is to be, it is up to me." i will never give up; I keep writing to Oprah, talk shows, magazines, etc., to get the message out there regarding emotional (verbal) abuse; it is one of thee last best-kept secrets on the planet.

The Verbally Abusive Relationship by Patricia Evans should be required reading for eveeryone on the planet.

Figure out what you LOVE. Do it.

Smiles Alice