ALAS!

You know, there are certain things in our lives that can really weigh us down. They can control us and we are in deep. Sometimes it's like we're carrying a ball and chain and we put them on thinking that at some point, some miracle will happen and poof, they'll be gone. And when that miracle never comes, it only takes time before someone comes along and takes them off for us.

I'm at a point right now where I can either put the ball and chain on....or drop them dead in my tracks and just keep moving. I'm choosing to leave them here. Now, don't get me wrong, sometimes we think we're leaving them but realize later that we actually put them on. Does that make sense? You think, oh, I'll never let this control my life....it won't. Give it a couple weeks and there you are, sinking into quicksand, forgetting what the survival guide said to do. You're too freaked out and upset that you allowed yourself to get there.

Alas, I am going to TRY and leave these chains here.
Let's get this party started. Freedom here I come.