Gratitude
It's been a few weeks now and although I still feel the burn, I have already taken my first baby steps into recovery. In many ways, I am no longer the person I used to be only just a few months ago. Realistically, I am not the same person I used to be yesterday and I may not be the same person tomorrow. When you're down a deep, dark hole, getting back up and out of it can be daunting and often it may seem easier just to sit and do nothing about your circumstances. I choose to climb out, reassured by the fact that the only person who truly cares about me is myself. I recognize that only I have the power to change--not the things around me, but how I perceive things and make my own internal transformation. Historically, I only sat down to write when things were really down and I think it still holds true today. I often wrote about my pain and it somehow made me feel better albeit in a melancholic sense. This piece is written under the same inspiration. Today, I cho...