Rebirth
Sometimes in life you have to walk away.
I was faced with the choice of creating my own healthy world...or dying in the toxic world that I felt trapped in.
It was my choice, but I had no other. I had to walk away. It wasn't getting better and couldn't get worse. I tried, I stayed, I tried again.
I had to move on. I had to heal. I had to focus on something beyond the only thing I knew...being isolated, broken, and in a constant state of survival mode.
I had to begin again...
So...I decided to change my perspective...I decided that each day was a new opportunity to be grateful for the positive things in life. I refused to be a victim. I decided that...although I couldn't change my past...I could certainly focus on what's ahead.
I took things day by day...each one a new opportunity.
I had to remember who I was, learn from where I came from, and look ahead to my next creation.
(To the girl I was then...I forgive you).