1 year sober…a thank you letter to myself

alhamdulillah for…

new beginnings…for walking an unfamiliar path because the old one no longer aligns with the woman that i aspire to be…for acknowledging my shortcomings and doing more than accepting them…for looking in the mirror and having honest conversations with myself…for shedding old skin, for embracing that this life is a continuous cycle of ego death + rebirth- how i emerge whether better or worse is a conscious decision that entirely revolves around ME…for releasing shame, i will not let the past and what i can no longer control keep me in an emotional headlock…for choosing to prevail, to rise as a victor because the only other choice is defeat