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When I was 13 I had a horrible dream...
It was late at night, and i was laying in my bed, on my back with my arms to my side...
Earlier this month I was traveling on the interstate I-70 near Frederick, MD on my way to Richmond, VA and was carrying a lot of stuff in my car as I was moving at the time...
I was an atheist and did not believe in religion, or God...
I was feeling very stressed, alone, a lot of anxiety and very sad feelings...
1997 was an unbelievably stressful time for me in my personal and professional life...
I had just left a conference meeting at the church...
I had been feeling very depressed for two months by the day this happened...
It was the 1st April – a long holiday – the Catholic Easter...
I was on my own in a public swimming pool...
At 8 years old, I was sitting by a stream among tall redwoods, by Muir woods national park and enjoying the beautiful setting...
In the late winter of 1984, I was despondent and contemplating suicide...
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