I shouldn’t be who I am. That’s one of the kindness gifts my counselor gave to me. He believed in me, until I believed in myself.

I am so very grateful for all the work I’ve put in to changing the destiny my parents offered me.

It’s taken a lot of forgiveness. That forgiveness hasn’t been hard for me to give to those that hurt me. The forgiveness I needed the most was for myself.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://prisonerbynocrimeofmyown.com/2021/03/05/gracious-gratitude/