December 20th, 2017 #Dear2017, #Irealized my inner world creates my outer world. Inside my cocoon I asked for 2017 to morph/change me and that it did. Each challenge this year brought, I had to dig inside, deep inside to rise to the occasion. Each time something didn't work out, each time something with my children challenged or saddened me, each time I hurt, struggled, felt inadequate I had to reach for tools inside. When relationships confused me or brought me pain, I found healing inside myself. The more I worked on me, the more my life reflected it. People didn't stop hurting me, I stopped being around people prone to hurt me. I didn't stop having challenges with parenting or living with my mother, I stopped responding in a negative or detrimental way. I started to rebuild my trust in myself. Trust that I could and would make appropriate decision. My world and the chaos that had been there, had eroded my faith in myself. The more my faith in myself increased, the more my life changed, the more empowered I felt. It's not everyday I feel all peaches and cream. But I realized I am more empowered than I have felt for years. Confidently, #DanielleElizabeth