I started this blog as a way to look at my blessings even when life was hard. The idea was that when my life was messy, I would take a step back and see what the good was amongst the chaos. From a religious perspective I was taught to be grateful for life’s blessings, to find joy amidst trial. Therefore, this theme of “adjusting focus” seemed fitting for my life. And, often caught up in depressive episodes, it served me well for many years to focus on something positive, something to keep me going. While listening to “Untamed” by Glennon Doyle, I reflected much on who I have been throughout this blog and where I am now, especially after no longer being a member of my religious organization. I am nowhere near the same girl who started this blog. At 16 years old, my life was all around being this perfect, happy, Latter-Day Saint. I was put in a cage that told me who to be and how to act. I am no longer that person. I am wild and free from the cage which kept me in captivity. I...