don't put so much pressure on yourself. Just plan to initiate contact ...when she write back then you have the start of a conversation. Do that for a while and you have a friendship developing....and then who knows...
Don't worry about the 'who knows' yet ... start at the beginning not the end. You just might be surprised.
And if not, there are still a lot of lovely people here to chat with.
I had all 4 out when I was 17. I was a difficult case (no snickering - I am not difficult about everything) so the surgery had to be done in the hospital. I am glad ... wouldn't have wanted to stay awake for that. There is recovery time either way. Don't worry.
"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived ... this is to have succeeded"
...a favourite quote ... and the way I measure my life today.
I agree with you Lee, it does feels like a journey not a destination...and a way of being that is beyond the physical, beyond the ego, beyond the stuff and that goes straight to the heart.
It is interesting to contemplate the whole notion of success in a success driven culture ... as we see here, it can mean such different things in different circumstances... thank you for the question.
RE: The last of the "songs" ... -for now - The top five songs that remind you of someone ..
1. Bang a Gong - T-Rex2. Looking in the Eyes of Love - Allison Krauss
3. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
4. Breathe - Anna Nalick
5. River in the Rain - Roger Miller
bonus track Broken Like an Angel - Crossfade
hard to just pick 5 ....