In 2024, at the age of 60, I started life over from scratch.

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I left a marriage gone bad, moved to a new state, and started learning how to take care of myself again.

 

I was a babe lost in a forest with no one I knew to help me.

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Then, a transformation began to happen. The more I helped myself, the more the 'universe' seemed to help me, too. 

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Change was slow. I had a lot of inner healing to do. I took little steps every day toward improvement, started feeling better, and was determined to keep going.

 

Over time, I gained new confidence in myself.

 

I stopped relying on other people to tell me what I should do and started making my own decisions.

 

I finally finished writing a fiction novel and published it, wrote a mini-memoir and have others in mind. I am learning to speak and read Spanish and want to learn American Sign Language, too.

 

I recently took a trip out of the country alone. I created a self-confidence building game, started writing a blog, returned to my love of painting, adopted two pets, and bought a house. 

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What I've done is not as important as what I learned. 

 

I learned to care about myself, to realize that I matter and that I don't need to ask permission to be myself or do what I want.

 

I finally put myself first.

 

Other people matter immensely, but if we do not love and care for ourselves on the deepest level first, we cannot give real love and care to anyone else without becoming depleted. ​​​​​​​

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Life is too short not to do all we can to fulfill our happiness.

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Happiness is a condition not a final destination.

We attain happiness through

physical, mental, and emotional health. 

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My mission is to reach out and help others do the same.

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