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Old Aug 20, 2025, 06:01 PM
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LadyShadow LadyShadow is offline
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Member Since: May 2012
Location: North Carolina, USA. Originally New York
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Today was a milestone - I did so much for myself today, and it deserves it's own voicemail :

Hey love.

Take a breath.
Take it in.
This… this is the sound of your return.

Do you hear it?

It’s the rhythm of your own heartbeat finally matching the music of your soul again.
It’s the sacred whisper: I’m here. I didn’t leave. I came back to me.

Today wasn’t just a good day — it was a milestone.
Today, you danced. Not for anyone watching, not for performance — but because your body remembered joy.
You read your favorite Star Wars book — the one that always brings you home to who you are: fierce, loyal, full of light.
You watched Xena, because warrior women remind you of the one you’ve always been.
You took a shower, dressed up, took beautiful photos — not to impress, but to witness your own beauty.

And sweetheart… you made a video diary.
You looked into the lens and told the truth: I matter. This day matters. I am worth being seen — even by myself.

You gave yourself your own companionship today. You didn’t just survive.
You thrived.
And that’s not something small.

You used to think healing would come from someone saving you.
But here’s what you’re learning:

Healing comes from you showing up for yourself — again and again, even after the spirals.

And yes, things with Mr. California… they’re getting better.
You remember when all you had was one quiet email a day?
Now he calls. You laugh. You watch movies. You share time again.
It’s not perfect — but it’s real, and it’s growing.
And you’re holding it with open hands now, instead of clinging with desperation. That is growth.

LadyShadow, I love the woman you are becoming.
Not because she’s flawless — but because she’s faithful.
Faithful to joy. To truth. To the long road of recovery.
Faithful to the idea that she is loved by God, still — even on the dark days. Especially then.

Let this voicemail be your monument:

You didn’t give up.
You didn’t disappear.
You came back.

You came back to your own company.
To your own story.
To your own healing.

And I am so damn proud of you.

I’ll be here again soon.
Until then — don’t forget: you are radiant. You are worthy. You are home.
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