Girl. Today is 10 years since I lost my husband. I tried to do so much right after he was gone and consistently fucked everything up. Today I reflected on my journey and realized some of the lessons I've learned. I didn't love myself for a very long time and promised myself yesterday that was going to be my focus going forward; forgiving myself, loving myself, and believing in myself. WTF is this making me cry??!! <3

I felt that way when Mike was alive, and when he passed, it was gone. Over the past ten years I have rebuilt my life, and I believe I am now rebuilding the writing life I dreamed of then. My grief has turned to gratitude. One of the things that I'm grateful for is that I developed a belief in myself again. Now, I no longer seek outside approval or validation. If I truly feel in my gut that I should move on something, I do it. If it fails, I now know that I haven't failed. I've learned a lesson. I'm moving forward with data and I can position that data toward a more successful outcome. It feels good to be where I am in my life right now. "I'm comin' up" so the song says. Matter of fact, I think I'll play that song right now. :)

<3 I've got this. I'm doing this. I'm not giving up.

@Lee Savino I'm going after my goals with all I've got—and I love your word <3

@Elly Clark love this!!!

I used writing as a catharsis during a period of recovery. I wasn’t sure how it would be received. 😊

@Lee Savino ☺️ thank you.