Facing the Past for a Brighter Future

I have been through so much you could write a bunch of mini series on lifetime. One of the hardest things I did last year was to face my past, re-live tragic events, accept and close those chapters in my life. It was something that needed to be done whether I liked it or not.
You know the saying "sometimes in order to get ahead you must take two steps back" that is a very true statement. We must face our past in order to understand what choices we made, what have we learned, and how to never make the same mistake again. I will share my story because it is something that happens to many woman surprisingly. Right before I got into a bad relationship, I was sexually assaulted and left for dead one evening during a night out. I won't go into details because their is no need to, you get my point. Last year the man was caught because he had kidnapped a woman, luckily she didn't get assaulted, but he got 40 to life in prison. The prosecutors were trying to take my case to trail, but it was hell to get there. I felt violated all over again and they would have got my ex involved, because of the domestic violence. Doesn't seem right the defendant has more rights than the prosecutor right? well they do! If I would have brought it to trail he would have got the max of 6 years if the jury found him guilty with sexual assault on his record. I had to make many hard decisions and decided to settle without the sexual assault, only and only, because he was already serving 40 to life on another sentence. It wasn't worth putting everyone and myself through for a 6 year sentence on the assault or a total of 8 years with other charges.
My point of telling you story is because it was a tragic event in my life that could have easily controlled me. I chose to be strong, pick up the pieces, and TAKE MY LIFE BACK!!!!
It takes time to heal old wounds, but it can be done.

I told you my life was like a lifetime movie. I have made some poor choices, but I refuse to make anymore. That is what is important. Never feel embarrassed, because no one is perfect and should never be judged on their inperfections. It is easy to look from the outside in, but you truly don't know until you are inside the situation what other factors are clouding their judgement. The only one who can get out of the situations are the people themselves.

By facing my past I learned to accept it and move on. I don't cry about it anymore or have flashbacks. I feel free because it isn't a secret anymore, I don't feel dead inside, I feel alive. That is what matters. Taking your past and making it a positive. Have support to get you through it. Feel free to express yourself on my blog, share stories, input that helps others, and feedback. I cherish every idea and want a place where people have support to get through each day and have motivation to achieve their goals.

Good luck and good night