On second thought...

When rereading my last post it made me think... although I'm telling about a story that to me is very painful and of course not very pleseant, it's not the only story to my life. I am a different person than my mother, but I love her very much and have forgiven her for everything. I've realized that life is a choice and by my choices I've put myself in a better position than the way I grew up. I know that I am my own person, but I would also be very naive to think that I'm not influenced by my past and that I don't take on some of the same charcteristics as those that do come from broken homes. This journal is something to help me in my road to understanding who I am. I know that I am influenced by my past and I also know that I don't have to be defined by it. I know that I was born with limitation just like everybody else and I also know that just like everybody else, the environment that I grew up in has also set some limitations on my life. My goal is to simply understand my strengths and weaknesses and do the best that I can for myself and for others.

This journal will not only focus on my past. There are so many things going on now in my life that can be great and fun. There are things that are challenging and there are things that are not so good. These things will be talked about but for now I wanted to talk about my past because it's what's been on my mind the past few days.