Christie

I can't say what religion I follow. When I take the online quizes that are supposed to tell you, they say New Thought or Buddhist. I know that I believe in a higher power and I call that higher power God. I read the bible. I believe that people should be kind and respectful and love ALL living creatures.I have come to see the truth in the phrase "Everything happens for a reason." Someone told me that after a friend I loved very much committed suicide unexpectedly. At the time, I thought this sweet old lady surely couldn't beleive that.Things in my life went crazy (or I did) after Andy died. I ended up packing up my daughters and moving away from all we knew, losing my house back home before I could sell it, and making some other horrible decisions.All of it led to the best possible thing that could ever happen to me. I had a nervous breakdown. That dark time I spent, mostly in my own mind; the outside world barely existed for me. I see it now like time spent in a womb.After almost two years of darkness, I got in therapy. It was a long hard road from there, but so worth it. I am a fresh new being on this Earth.I know now that my entire life was spent depressed. I never had a clue what joy was. Not even giving birth to my daughters brought me any real joy. I love them more than anything, always have, but I just couldn't feel the way I needed to.Now I see just how beautiful life is, and am grateful for every single moment of it.I have learned that I am not a product of my childhood. I am me! Nothing in my past makes me who I am. I am accountable for who I am.Happiness completely depends on our outlook on life. Expect joy and it will be yours.No one that knew me when I was growing up really knows me now. I am so vastly different from that scared, scarred little girl.I am happy now. Completely and honestly. My daughters are grown and doing great for themselves. I am blessed that they both live in the same town I do and we spend time together. I have a granddaughter, too. There are no words to describe the love I feel for her.I am getting married soon. Darrell was here for me and took care of me when I couldn't take care of myself. He was the first person in my life that I knew I could lean on.....and I more than leaned, I collapsed. He took over raising my girls. They were in their teens at the time. Bless his heart. He is the dad they always needed and loves them like they were always his.I have worked since my recovery, but this new me just didn't believe in the company I worked for. I quit that job in Nov. and put my faith in that something better would be right around the corner. Well I haven't found it yet. What I have found is this...We don't need near as much as I used to think. Life is so much more simple now.My hopes for the future are to buy a house in the country with enough acreage to grow at least all we need and maybe enough to sell. Organic, of course. It would be awesome to be self-sufficiant!I guess that's all for now. I plan to start adding to my blog more regularly as I learn to express myself more. Not an easy task for me!
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You are a Fallen Angel empath. You have not found your place in this world yet and wander as a lost soul. Your wings have been clipped but you know deep inside they will grow back. You need to fly free and proud. Fallen Angels are spiritual beings who were trapped by flesh, and are now seeking to spread their wings again. (from the Book of Storms at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Empaths/)

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