A toast to me

*Ahem*

I would like everyone to pause their regular blog-reading and raise their glasses for a toast.

To me.

For all I've been through and for all I've overcome,
For the inner strength I never knew I had,
For the love I've been lucky enough to attract into my life,
For the friends who know me better than I know myself and love me more than I deserve,
For the courage to break the outer shell,
For weathering a multitude of storms,
For finally deciding to rise above...

For all these reasons, I raise my glass to myself.

I am beautiful, I am strong, and I am on my way.