i always was one of those people to let life "happen" to me -- to find myself a victim of my given circumstances. it's only in the past year, with the support of people who have shown me i can be more, along with massive conscious shifts in my ways of thinking, that things have started to change for me. i feel more in control of my life now, like i'm only at the beginning of stepping into who i want to be. what an exciting time.

if you've been through an experience like this, do you have any advice to share?