I have spent years crawling my way through the darkness. In recent months, I finally began seeing the sun. Now I am out walking in it, literally and figuratively. It is the most wonderful feeling I have ever experienced. I am now living a life full of love, happiness, joy, and expressing my true identity because of the painstakingly difficult internal work I have been doing every single day to eliminate my toxic patterns.

I am also living this life of emotional freedom, stability, and security because of the sobriety I have chosen.

The sun was always there, and I was so far under the clouds I couldn’t see it. Today, I am standing on the mountain above the clouded valley I once roamed. I am never taking this transformation for granted, or going back to where I used to be.

Thank you to everyone who has been walking alongside me on this journey. Words cannot simply express how I am forever grateful for your love, support, and encouragement.