Accept♡nice

Over the years, the pic of the week has become less about exhibiting and sharing my photos, and more and more about expressing myself. Six and a half years ago, when I started my Pic of the Week, I would never have dared say anything about my true inner self, but over the years I have learned that not only do I not need to hide my secrets so tightly, but that they are actually not my dark secrets - not secrets, not dark, and not mine to hold and hide, and in fact my sharing my journey has helped others just as others' journeys have guided me... (If this is getting a bit too shew-wah for you, feel free to skip ahead and just enjoy the pic!)

I have been amazed to discover that the thing I feared most, what I believed would be the most terrible thing that could happen to me, yet worked so hard, unconsciously, to bring about, would turn out to be the best, most beautiful thing that could happen to me. For once I'm going to leave the details but just share the essence: after all the hurting, what is left is pure, distilled, unconditional love...

...heart floats free...

I have also learned that I have absolutely special friends who love and care for me (you all know who you are), and in return for all you do for me, I give you the gift of acceptance. Thank you.

(PS, the title of this post came from my phone auto-correcting my trying to spell accept♡nce with a heart for the second "a", and I kind of liked its version!)