I'm Still Here

"I'm okay.  I'm all right.  Hurricanes and train wrecks only last one night.  Would you believe all I've been through?" 

Even though we do not share the same experiences or challenges, Mindy McCready is giving me a voice, as I am certain she will do for many others who haven't found their own.  Not sure of where I stand, I'll borrow her lyrics until I can find the words to express what has happened, my previous reality.  The most important element in her song is self-motivated survival.  If we want to escape our demon - alcohol, drugs, or in my case, my husband, we may receive much needed help along the path, but our escape and recovery are meaningless if we do not save ourselves.

Mindy McCready's Im Still Here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uBL13e1hqs

I'm okay, I'm alright.
Hurricanes and trainwrecks only last one night
Would you believe all I've been through?
Had the hands of tempted fate
Oh, if you only knew
What it costs, how I wait
What I got, what I gave
Chorus:
I'm still here...
After the heartache, after the storm blew through
It kept me and it saved me
I'm still standin', right where you left me
On a cold dark cloud, with nowhere to fall but down
Like a single, naked unrelenting tear...
I'm still here.
There was darkness, all around me
There were times I was sure I was drowning
There were people, who tried to reach me
But no matter how they loved me, I kept sinking
I got tired on my own hand, I reached inside and I saved myself
[Chorus]
This time I can survive.
I ain't dying on nobody else's cross
I ain't sufferin' no more unforgivin' loss
Oh, no.
I'm still here...
After the heartache, after the storm blew through
I kept me and it saved me
And I'm still standin', right where you left me
On a cold dark cloud, with nowhere to fall but down
Like a single, naked unrelenting tear...
I'm still here,
I'm still here.