Happy holidays

I know I've wished this to everyone once before, but I hope everyone who reads this has a wonderful and joyous time with family and friends tomorrow. May you know their warmth and love and treasure everything about them. As for me, I'll still be in the women's shelter to celebrate, my first holiday away from family. It's bittersweet in its own way, but I wouldn't change anything for the world. Here, I've known a great deal of joy and happiness. Thanksgiving in the shelter was one of the best Thanksgivings I've experienced in a long time. I expect tomorrow to be no different.

Being here has truly been a rewarding experience for me as well as a reminder and lesson that our lives are what we make of them. While the job aspect has been a failure, spiritual enlightenment and regaining pieces of me have more than outweighed the lack of work. I'm truly grateful for my time here. I wouldn't change anything about this journey for anything. Everyone I've met has been amazing and kind in light of their own struggles. It is my dream and my goal in life to pay this generosity forward and hope that it will be enough.

Happy holidays!!