From a Dusty Jail Cell to a Colorful Playground

The strength that truly loving and supportive people give me…is greater than anything I could conjure on my own.

For most of my life, I was ruled by expectations about what I was supposed to do or who I was supposed to be. One of the biggest changes I’ve made on my healing journey is to stop worrying so much about what others think of me, or even what I think of myself.

That attitude transformed my life from a dusty jail cell to a colorful playground. It led to sharing my writing, running my first marathon, and everything else I do these days. As a result, I have been significantly happier.

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