finding balance

I share this journey with you all because I feel safety in our sisterhood. I have a safe place to live. My outreach is thriving. I owe all this to a new perspective on me.

You brought me through trials to teach me who I can be. The one You designed me to be.

Last year I had the pleasure of being part of Dandelions Movement writing workshop that brought more healing than I anticipated. Once upon a time I did enjoy writing - in my youth, when I had time.

It felt like a warm blanket, comforting me in moments of loneliness, sadness, depression, and anxiety. When the weight of my emotions became unbearable, alcohol was there to dull the edges.

Adjust the sails, regroup our path. Time takes time, breakthrough here at last.

If I can be such an inspiration to others, I must treat myself with the same love I freely give...

Si puedo ser una inspiración para otras personas, debo tratarme a mí misma con el mismo amor que doy libremente a los demás.

El VIH me había mantenido encerrada en el miedo por más de una década, preocupándome constantemente por el estigma y ser juzgada. Pero me recordé a mí misma todo lo que había aprendido... mantenerme presente.

HIV had kept me locked in fear for over a decade, constantly worrying about stigma and judgement. But I reminded myself of everything I had learned through yoga, meditation, and mindfulness: Stay present.

If you had told me that 2025 would start with so much nonsense, heartbreak, and unexpected challenges, I probably wouldn't have believed you.