When we left about fifteen years ago, there was a couple we were very close to beginning in the ashram days. We were spending a lot of time sailing with them. Having just spent weeks catching-up on the shocking revelations in the forum archives, we were invited to join them on another all-day sailing adventure under the condition that I didn't say anything negative about Prem.

My first thought was "What? Well more than half my life is off limits? That's not genuine friendship."

Sadly, we haven't seen them since then and that's true of literally every stong loyalist I knew. I'm sure it's much the same for others here. I'm also sure many of them want nothing to do with me now. Hundreds of relationships and many close ones abruptly ended even though I still think highly of them. After all, it's obviously not their fault.

"Just getting started" is hopeful and inspiring!