I haven’t been around much lately. I stopped going to this tumblr because it was centered on bulimia, and it’s bad enough that I think about it too much. I thought it would help and it did, because I had an outlet where I could pour my heart out - all my victories, triumphs, aches and pains. Except things started taking a turn for the worse and I couldn’t write about it anymore. It was all too painful to recollect. (These days I haven’t been doing so well in terms of that department. My depression is getting worse and so are my episodes.)

 What I know I need is a distraction from the voices and thoughts bouncing around in my head. It’s not so much repression, because we all know repressing any kind of emotion isn’t good. It’s rather learning to deal with these voices by talking back to them. I need a new voice, a positive voice, one that will reinforce all the goodness in the world. I need that voice to drown out all the other voices when they threaten to speak up. These days there are so many bad things going on in the world, or in our heads, that I want to part of the movement that outshines that. I want to be part of the movement that speaks about the resilience of the human spirit, compassion, kindness, courage and bravery. I want people to come to this tumblr and walk away with the strength to be exactly who they are and to be OK with that. 

I’ve had a good run with this tumblr. I’ve met so many wonderful people. To all my followers and to those I followed, you’ve all been an inspiration to me. At one point or another your posts have empowered and encouraged me to keep going. To keep fighting the good fight. It’s my turn now to pay it forward.

So since this is a gratitude post, I am grateful to those who followed my blog and to those I followed. I am grateful for all the hearts that touched mine, and all the hearts I touched. You’ve all been an inspiration to me. At one point or another your posts have empowered and encouraged me to keep going, to get up and keep fighting the good fight. It’s my turn now to pay it forward. I love you all dearly.

I hope you all follow me and spread the word about my new tumblr thegratitudeattitude.tumblr.com

All my love,

S