“I found a compassion in myself that I didn’t even realize was missing. A compassion for my penpal, but also for myself. I think before I had more of a sense of pity than care. Now I feel a real human to human connection that I didn’t think was possible. None of my penpals talk as if they are suffering. They are all simply trying to find peace with where they are at, just like me. It seems the program is guiding us both to do just that.”
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