Celebrating Triumph

CELEBRATING TRIUMPH At age seven I was sexually abused by my father and grandfather. Those memories were repressed until four years ago, at age 33. After several years of therapy and a supportive family, I began to heal. I became stronger during that healing process. By looking inward to analyze my own pain I learned a lot about myself. I confronted my father about the abuse and stood my ground during his denial. Through the healing process I realized why, at age 16, I married an abusive man. It was in an effort to escape my father, yet I ended up with someone just like him. After eight years of marriage, I left with my two children. The abuse left me scared and ashamed of my body, always feeling dirty and unworthy. Self-acceptance was something I just could not understand. I now know that self acceptance is the key to abundance. I am trying to learn that the decision to accept myself and accept happiness is up to me. It is not appropriate to rely on someone else