The fact that I'm here to write this means that I'm winning in MY book! My illness has silenced my voice for most of my life. Depression and anxiety has been choking my dreams for years! I always wondered what would my life have been like without it? I'm sure that's not an original thought from one sufferer to another. There are a million ideas swimming in my head. For business, for poetry, for novels, for movies, etc. My mind is a creative train station. But the trains always get derailed somewhere between depression and fear. The cargo never makes it's way to Hollywood or NYC. Somewhere, anywhere that can help me realize my fullest potential. I never made it until now. Baby steps. Slow and steady. I've slowly been finding "my people". People who get me and I get them. People that I didn't realize that I actually needed in my life until they were here. Now. I feel empowered. Mighty to say the least. I'm finding my voice. In that I'm finding strength. Strength is giving me courage and with courage I WILL achieve my dreams IN SPITE of my struggles with mental illness. I kinda just did. So...yeah. That part. #winning