Progress

I am one of those weird people that reads previous entries in my diary - and am often far too busy to update it as often as I should - way too much floats around in this head of mine and since I have no artistic means of releasing these thoughts I should really write more often - but I digressed! I just read an entry that I posted to my diary 2 years ago around this exact time - and it dawned on me how much things can change and how much they stay the same.

I have grown alot. I am apparently, very good at accomplishing goals that I set for myself - as long as I do not get distracted by my love for others...

See - I was a victim (I so detest that word) of domestic violence... more verbal and emotional than physical - but I suffered from all three the same. For people who know me, this may shock them - I have a strong personality - am usually happy, positive and pleasant for the most part - and I go hard - so the lack of self esteem I had which allowed me to stay in such an unhealthy relationship for 8 years is an oxymoron to my general disposition...

so in looking back to January 2008 - the year I decided that if he couldn't improve and continued to be a bad influence on my children (far be it from me to do this for myself - smh) then I would leave - and comparing where I am now to where I was then... I thank God for progress!