The Sanctuary Within
The fact that I am here is a miracle that is not lost on me. The hard part about that is living in a world that doesn't celebrate much of anything, unless it involves a celebrity doing it. My story seems to have fallen on deaf ears. I wonder, what would make a story like mine matter to those who simply do not care about people like me? I vacillate between continuing to blog or post my words of wisdom on social media, sometimes temporarily shutting down said accounts for days (months, years) at a time. But time and time again I hear the whimpering of a little girl who never got to speak her truth, begging me to keep allowing her to tell her version of events. It's important to me, and that is enough of a reason to keep writing. Let's be honest, I am not who the people would have chosen to be the voice to speak out on the things that I do. They would never have offered me the leadership role. One glance might tell you why, but we've slept on the foundation that was my b...