Sweet Shoppe Designs

For the Summer Games Diving challenge.
Inward, Twisting, Back, Forward

Journaling:
"A few years ago, I experienced something that rocked me to my core. My entire identity was gone and I discovered I was lost and had no idea who I was. My sense of purpose had disappeared. Everything I based my identity on had changed and I was left questioning...Why am I here? What is my purpose? Am I a good person? Am I selfish? Do I need to change? WHO AM I? To say that I have done a lot of soul searching the last couple of years is a major understatment. I have basically lived in my own head trying to find the answers to these questions. Trying to figure out why I’ve made some of the poor choices I’ve made and being honest with myself about parts of me that I don’t like & how to fix them. I have struggled with self-doubt, guilt, self-loathing, sadness and depression. At times I just wanted to quit. To throw my hands up and say, “you win”. Thank God I have two little people who depend on me, because there were days when my responsibility to them was the only thing that got me out of bed. Through it all though, I have confronted some of my demons & fears and learned that, even though I have made mistakes, it doesn’t mean I am a bad person and that my past does not have to determine my future. I am not perfect. I am not a perfect wife, friend, sister, daughter or mom, but as long as I continue to better myself, and strive to be someone I can be proud of, I am on the right path. I am a work in progress and even at 40, I am still learning about myself- I am still growing into the person I was meant to be. I can honestly say, though, that having fought through the last few years and come out on the other side, I am stronger, more thankful and more sure of who I am and what I want than I have ever been. Life is beautiful, when you choose to find the beauty in it!"

~Credits~
One of a Kind kit by Meg Mullens and Captivating Visions
Made of Glass kit by Crystal Hartley and Meg Mullens
A Quiver of Arrows by Julie Billingsley (new this week)
Brushed 1 by Penny Springman
Gralpha by Brigit
Alpha Bits by Christina Renee
Font is DJB All the Cool Chicks