My Soul Unburied Its Sparkle

September 6, 2025

Five months ago,

my life was shattered on a level

I never imagined possible.

Within a single week,

I faced the unthinkable.

My father’s death.

The atomic-level discovery that the love I had invested in fully

was poisoned with

betrayal,

psychological abuse,

and intentional cruelty from the very beginning.

It would have been easy to stay broken.

Let his rot and sickness infect me.

But I didn’t.

I welded the door shut from who was hurting me.

I chose discomfort & self-worth over illusion, hope, and familiarity.

I kept showing up—for my family, my community, and myself.

And little by little,

breath by breath,

I walked toward freedom.

My nervous system began to steady.

My mind grew clearer.

My heart remembered its strength.

My soul unburied its sparkle.

Today, I am not entangled in anyone else’s internal rot.

I am not spinning in what ifs and 'was it me?'

I am creating momentum, possibility, and joy.

I am building a life that feels like my own happily ever after.

I’m not there yet.

But I am on the path.

And when I look back at how far I’ve come,

in such a short time,

I am proud of me.

This chapter has been the hardest of my life,

And I can see that it has been my greatest gift.

It has given me the opportunity to truly and finally choose me.