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).