After unpacking some of my shit, it was time to forge a new path.

(I am not done unpacking all my shit. Far from it.)

I need to start following my own path. For years I have been following someone else’s path, or the path that I thought was expected of me.

I am still trying to navigate my new path. It’s going to be rough some days, but I am really looking forward to moving ahead, instead of looking back.

I am learning many things about myself, and I am keeping an open mind when things don’t go the way I hoped they would.

I am continuing to embrace my mental illness (even on the bad days), and coming to terms with how it is a part of me, but yet doesn’t define me as a human.

I am slowly making changes in my life, and it feels good.

So if you see me feeling lost, or putting myself down, give me a poke and remind me: you are moving forward.

Moving. Forward.