For a large portion of my life I was  faced with  many obstacles and adversities. Which included sexual, mental and emotional abuse.  Carrying secrets around for several decades lead me down a dark path and a life of self-destruction.  Majority of the time, I felt as if I was going through a war zone ad that there was no way out.  To diminish all of the negative thoughts and dull all of the pain, I turned to drugs and alcohol.  During those dark days, I had contemplated suicide on many occasions, Deep down inside of me I never wanted to end my life, I just wanted the pain to go away. In the midst of everything, I would always pray.  Today,  I am  grateful and blessed to be alive and that my past life has made me into the woman that I am today. 

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