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ABOUT ME

I’m Ashley Valentine

I used to be one of those people who wasn’t happy doing what they were doing with their boring, dissatisfying life.  I was angry about the advancement of others around me and putting on a fake smile when I walked out of the door every morning feeling low.  I shut off my friends because I was envious of their success and always compared myself to those around me.  I needed permission to make day to day decisions.  I woke up, dragged around, experienced small glimpses of happiness but quickly fell back into my pit.  I lived in hazy gray waiting to be rescued, running away from the issues I refused to deal with.

I was the person who walked with others to the top of the waterfall and along the way convinced myself that I couldn’t jump.  Convinced myself that my swimming abilities weren’t strong enough.  I watched everyone else jump and envied their excitement and happiness.  I became envious of the joy of others, and sat, quite.  I craved the satisfaction of letting go of my fear.  I wanted to be the person who journeyed to the top of the waterfall, took a deep breath, closed my eyes, opened my arms and jumped.

Finally I decided that enough was enough.

This website, is that.

I jumped

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