My name is Rhonda. I live in Missouri but am from the Virginia / West Virginia mountains. I've always felt different. Never really belonged in my family it felt. I had a rough childhood that actually gave me a gift if humble love and compassion for the suffering of others. People have always found it easy to confide in me and I have always found it easy to listen and emerse myself in their feelings. Until I learned that I needed to put as much love into my self and spirit it was hard to control emotion and impulse. I had a lot of self destructiveness that got in the way of my gifts. I'm still learning and probably compared to some of you am in my infancy. I have always desire to know my purpose or direction. I want to love and help not only people but Earth the trees the animals the air the ocean. At times I can overwhelm myself and am not always sure what subjects I should focus on tuning. Can't wait to connect with others I feel might understand me and are willing to let me learn. So overjoyed this group found me and I found it.