Great perspective. I'm feeling it. Instead of being ashamed of all my mistakes, I'm pretty proud I survived. I've seen the shadow within, and I'm crawling out of the whale's belly. All the while, I'm getting down to the funky beat. I've learned a lot, and I now understand myself and others better. I am unique. People don't know me. For so long I haven't wanted them to know me. I could tell stories that would drop jaws. I negotiated bumpy roads while juggling a double life. I am an enigma. I am a survivor.