Reflection: A year of life on my own...What have I learned?

 

I have been out here a whole YEAR! 

Lots of ups and downs along the way. 

I need to celebrate this moment! Proud of me- Ashley, you are so blessed! 

I am grateful to have gone with my first mind and tried to do the things that I needed to do. I am learning how to take care of me. 

Even the little things that I used to think were not important, I realize...They are. I won't go into details about what is so important, but I know that I have to take time to do my hair in the morning. 

Something so simple as taking care of your hair. Washing and conditioning your hair once a week (I have to wash once a week- I swim, walk to class and back, put loads of gel in my hair lol-do what works for you)
 I had no interest in caring for myself. I was in a place of no return. Not taking showers regularly. Even tasks like changing clothes didn't happen regularly. I was so depressed. Man. So young. In my early twenties, just not seeing the blessings of life. I let YEARS go by. Here we are at 28 and in a completely different place. I am so grateful that God is here. But only that he is here (because he always has been) that I am AWARE of his presence. I can go forward with life confidently, knowing that he HAS ME! FOR REAL! HE has us. The second that clicks in your mind- is the day you will live with real freedom! I don't understand it fully myself, but I am willing to keep him in my life.