The past few weeks have been a journey from one life to another.

I went from the depths of my mental hamster wheel of negativity and fear to passing through a door to the light of my true self I am becoming.

A friend recently commented that I hold my story close. That really resonated with me, and for some unexplained reason (maybe it’s that I’m doing “the work”), I could feel myself letting go of my story, of my past, of pain, sadness and disappointment.

Instead of identifying myself with all of that, I quite literally felt I had passed through a doorway; maybe it had walls and a door that closed and maybe it was just the door frame…but at some point, I passed through the door frame and moved on to who I really am.

I did not dishonor or turn my back on my past, my family or my upbringing. Instead, I embraced positivity and gently let go of the past I dragged with me that wasn’t who I truly was.

I owe it to myself to be who I am. I have always felt I could do great things or at least something more than what I was doing, but I just couldn’t get from here to there.

Now I am moving on without guilt or shame or feeling unfaithful. I’m just becoming me, and it feels so free. It feels hopeful and fun and simply just good.