I Begin
I Begin. Today I’m back to basics, back to the first place I felt something different inside. I’m here writing to you, the reader, spilling out my heart and sharing my story. I open myself up to the connection with the community and yield myself vulnerable, even if no one reads this passage the vulnerability will satisfy my soul. I’ve been inside my cocoon long enough thankful for the growth I have now emerged anew. I am mature, and though my life has taken many turns I can honestly say that with these experiences, I intend to uplift another’s through my words and testimony. Yesterday was my daddy’s birthday, the day before that was the anniversary of his passing. It was as if the portal to life was perfected and the gate was open just before the completion of his rotation around the sun. I’ve spent the last four years rediscovering myself and all roads have led me back to writing and sharing my story. But what is my story? Is it the story of overcoming the grief and complexity of
