This pandemic quarantine stole my confidence in myself.
Sir Ben gave it back to me. Our interactions via chat, over the past few days, he gave it back to me.
I don't mean that the rest of you didn't help. All of you helped. But Sir Ben pushed me over the cliff, gave me that last little push I needed, and then I was falling, without a net. All y'all been pushing and then he pushed also and, aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!
Bug reacquired his unconditional positive regard of himself today. While walking Dax in the rain, in the spongy playground, with his wet shoes & socks,
-->unconditional positive regard<--
You have to be your own best friend, your own lover, your own therapist, your own Mom and Dad, you have to be your own Sir,
and you are, we are, we're cool, we've always been cool, we win