No matter who you are, you have a past. We are all born into a life we didn't sign up for. We were placed in environments and around people that create the person we are now. We search to find ourselves and in doing so, many mistakes are made. The great thing about a mistake is that you can learn from it. My life might be similar to some but still, my story is my own. Accepting the things that has happened in our lives and learning from them is key to our survival, both spiritually and naturally. Realizing that we walk through the valley of the shadow of death and come out on the other side alive, that's a victory in my book. I speak of my short comings and my victories. This is my story and how I overcame.