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
