Honestly, I really enjoyed reading your article. I've grown up in a very open/hippy lifestyle, and what i have learned from my own spiritual journeys is that at the end of the day it's the people around you, supporting you, being a friend to you, or possibly even just being nice to you, that determine how you feel when you go to sleep at night. I try live a compassionate lifestyle through my actions and words toward others. And I've also learned that as good of a feeling it is to help people and be there for people, it is more important to be there for yourself when the tough gets going. It's not easy to forgive yourself or others for things that have happened in the past. But the beauty of what you have talked about is that we can't change what has happened in the past. The only thing that we can control is way that we think about how we can learn from it, and how we proceed going forward. Positive thoughts and vibes elicit other positive vibes. And that can be catchy.