I’m an overweight,  middle-aged dude who has OCD, mixed depression anxiety disorder, social issues, and was a victim of grooming and abuse….think that covers most of it. Not to mention the offshoots or branches that come off such things. How did we get here? How has it driven my life? Is it like this forever?

Have to be honest with myself, and be willing to look back and not dwell in the journey up to this point. Just because things went the way they did, things can change. New paths can be laid down. New things and ways to do things can be learned. This old dog can learn new tricks. Change can and will happen.

One thing I realize is that I’m not perfect and need to stop trying to be. Also, I have to control only what I can control. Let people do what they’re gonna do, say what they’re gonna say. I know the truth. My truth. And the truth is, things aren’t the way they used to be. Life and time move on, and it’s up to me to progress,  live life, and not stay in the old mindset or circumstances. I must change, and then things around me will change as well.

One day at a time, daily reminders of how good things are, even though the past and the present are not perfect. Let’s be honest, it never will be, I’ll never be. But I can get close. My world and everything around me will be. That’s the goal. That’s the honest truth.