Pretty normal looking, eh?  Yeah.  

FOOLED YOU!  ::giggles::

In spite of this - I come with surprises - all kinds.  Including foul language.

I spent a long time worried what was wrong with me for a lot of reasons - trying to fit in a box and behave and impress and satiate others.

It was horrible.  I spent a lot of time in self doubt, victim, feeling silenced - often unable to speak my truth without also contending with severe consequences.  My voice was a gift when used well, a curse when misaligned.  I had to find my way out and through that into something new.

Its working!  

I am off into the second half of my life with more optimism than ever!

So here's the thing:  I believe in breaking the rules, breaking the status quo, and breaking your silence about what you need in life.

 I submit to you that by breaking these rules, we actually allow ourselves to be who WE were here to be - and once we can accept that and move into CELEBRATING IT?  Y'all.

MAGIC.  

(And if I can do it - ANYONE CAN).