Asclepius you just made the highlight of my summer dear! Thank you for that. I very much appreciate who you are, and your wisdom and compassion (or else, if it's not a post of support, it's a post showing your unique and interesting personality) simmering beneath the surface of every post doesn't escape me in the slightest.
I have to give props to N3o and Ocean, the two Goddesses of the lost and troubled souls, we have on here that Make bluelight a truly unique place on the internet. If not for you remarkable women and your influence around here I might be ashamed to have logged so many hours on this site, but thanks to you I am anything but! Nothing icy bout you two in the slightest. And if there's another queen of hope and sanity, a candle in the moonless sky for folks in despair, it's gotta be Mariposa. She has in no way, shape, or form an in-formidable mind, and anything she says is something worth contemplating. Words from an experienced master.
The four women I just praised all have amazing, nourishing, charitable, hearts.
Now let me praise someone who may-or-may-not have a heart black as night

Rangrz, I truly find you to be a great guy, and an admirable person. I love your insight, I love the way you speak. You're direct, always to the well sharpened point, no-nonsense, intelligent, primitive, cultured, and barbaric, all in one. I might cower away at the sight of you in a dark alley, but over the airwaves you come off as one hell of a man. Much respect! Drop the salt shaker when you're reading him, people!
Who else, hmm...OverDone is a pillar of strength and support. Just as amazing of a man as rangrz, though far different seeming in temperament. Humble, honest, caring, worldly. The term "blue light" as in "blue light of safety" is completely embodied in your posts, every single one. If I were to cower away at the sight of rangerz in a back alley I would feel heartened and safe at the sight of OverDone. Which bald headed beacon to run for though? It might be confusing at night.

The Dark Side was my first forum I posted in here at BL. It was my home during my worst of times, and, now that I'm on the upswing in life, I feel obligated to share my good news about the possibility of sanity and life on the other side of addiction and suicidality. Hope is not lost, and when I've been seeking in vain for people outside of my direct nuclear family to gain emotional support from, I couldn't match the support I got here at TDS. This whole forum is a great place, and I'm 100% sure it's saved a few lives, at least. How many websites can say that?
Anyways if I forgot anyone, its because I need to go to bed soon and I can't be listing all the amazing individuals here all night. It'd surely put me behind the 8-ball tomorrow
