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Full Recovery
Hey everyone, God this time two years ago I was at my lowest of low ebbs. I had just admitted to myself after 3 years of tough struggling that I had me an eating disorder. A sober reality as I sat alone in my apartment utterly hopeless, feeling totally alone, ashamed and hundred of miles from home. So rewind two years and I never in my wildest dreams of then would have imagined me entitling an article full recovery but change does happen. Not miracles but effort, belief, action, time, patience, consistency, hope all make up what some would describe a miracle. Tonight I lie here in bed totally calm, totally relaxed, with no great expectations but with hopes and plans and dreams instead. Everything is possible we can all light up the world one by one we don't gotta be Mother Teresas or Bill Gates or Nelson Mandelas. I absolutely love children. I want to enrichen their lives and help them find their own light. I want to dance. I want to work with productions. I want time for me and all my loved ones all the time. I want to face every challenge looking for its solution. I want to spread my love and my joy every where I go. I want to learn to be more understanding and diplomatic. I want to be a change maker. I want to grow my own herbs and flowers and vegetables. I want to share my writing and experience. I want my own car and driving license and my own place. I want to support myself. I want to spread our words here. I know we live in a magnificent world and I want everyone to be themselves and know they can be happy and strong. Love Joy










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EEEEEK....wanting.
Joy Joy Joyful-Joy!!
I am so excited reading this post-literally!!! My body is physically reacting to it in the way that it does when somethin amazing, exciting and wonderful is happening. You are fully recovering.
I want, I want, I want!!! Yeay, not I should or I need too, or I'm expected, but....
........ I WANT.....
Wanting, dreaming, hoping, imagining--really are keys to not only unlocking the chains of negativity and condition but throwing them into the vastest ocean, never to return again.
Joy thank you for such a lifting post, everything you wantis so beautiful-and you have so many already- you are a change maker, you are spreading your love,joy and our word,you are sharing your writing, supporting yourself (to name just a few).....you are fully recovering!!
And all the things you may not have just yet-you will definately get....no doubt in mind about that m'dear.
Oh its just so beautiful.... so achievable, so inspiring.
Think its one for the printer!
mmmwah
Saoirse
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
-- Havelock Ellis
a bright future ahead!
Hi Joy,
Such a positive, uplifting post... It sounds like you have a bright future ahead of you with so much to experience! Your posts spread joy on iceberg so your already spreading love and joy here :)
Lauren xxx
you go girl
Joy that was absolutely beautiful thank you for showing me that recovery is truely out there for me if i just put in the work as i have been finding it hard to trust everything...
you go girl and you do everything on that list you deserve happiness you gave ed far too much of you...
Love sonya
Thank you Joy
I was having a bit of a negative day today, losing my faith in recovery, and questioning if recovery is worth the tough times and challenges. Your post has really encouraged me to keep going...keep fighting for those "hopes, and plans and dreams". Thank you Joy.
Erika x x x