I am often asked how I managed to get out of that place of darkness to live with such light and joy in my heart today. The answer is fairly simple -- I chose to. The reality is much more complex. The following piece describes where I got to in that journey. It is an excerpt from my book, The Dandelion Spirit. I originally wrote it on a forum I belonged to about a year after he was arrested. It was my 'explanation' of what happened to me in that relationship. There is a warning with this post -- it may trigger you. If it does, breathe -- and know, when a trigger explodes in your mind, it is your opportunity to embrace it, walk into it, accept it and heal it. Only you can make that choice. …
