How My Personal Experiences Have Transformed My Life

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I Was Arrested Solely for Suffering A Mental Health Crisis and for Attempting Suicide - How My Personal Experiences Have Transformed My Life and My Perspective on Life in America

"Life's challenges are not supposed to paralyze you, they're supposed to help you discover who you are." Bernice Johnson Reagon

I strongly believe that our most challenging experiences in life are gifts to guide us to find our greatest purpose and highest calling. One of my mentors, (he may not know it yet), is Michael Mints, he wrote to ask why is this happening FOR me instead of asking why is this happening TO me."

WOW!! Light bulb moment for me...

There is no doubt that my journey has been tough; I mean down in the trenches hard. Someone pinch me cause this CANNOT BE MY REALITY HARD! I lost financial stability, lost my job, lost my reputation in my community, lost many "friends", my child (my everything) was kicked out of his school and I have spent over $120,000 in legal fees. So yeah- it ain't been no hayride in the woods for me...

Yet, I GAINED something worth more than any of the things listed above. I FOUND ME- the unfiltered, no mask wearing, no botox having (only because I cannot afford it LOL), no hiding my PTSD from others, no caring about what others think about ME. I learned how much courage and strength I really do have!! I found "true" friends who love ME- the real ME.

I learned that MY SON is wise beyond his years and is a HERO. He is my greatest gift from God. He is my WHY.

I learned what SUCCESS looks like to me, not defined by others.

I lived!! Yes, I am alive!! I am beyond grateful that my son, family and friends loved me and showed me that I am perfectly made and they need and want me in their life. Today, I Choose Life, Today I Choose Joy, Today I Choose to Make a Difference in Others' Lives.

Lastly, but certainly not least- I found my PURPOSE. The signs have been all around me. Each person I speak with, come in contact with and everything I read are signs showing me the path to my higher calling, my true purpose.

Drum Roll Please.... My life's work and purpose is to promote and fight for equality for all. My stint in the pokie, as we call it back in the mountains, made me MORE FULLY aware of just how much work there is to do in my country. Let me tell ya, those steel bars close on you and all your freedoms stripped away- well you "get yourself a real education," as my Gramps would say. I knew, but NOW I LIKE KNOW, KNOW- that there is an entire population of Americans who do not have access to the America I know.

I Chose to Stand Up, Speak Out and Fight for Change!