“There’s no old life versus new life. There is simply my life. Acceptance really is a wonderful thing. Allowing me to let go of the baggage I carried with me and for once to just be free.” — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“There’s no old life versus new life. There is simply my life. Acceptance really is a wonderful thing. Allowing me to let go of… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“The bliss that I feel in this moment is like something from a fairy tale. A prince laying the world out at his princesses feet. A hope to win her heart and take her away from her awful existence to live happily ever after in his palace. While life is no where near a fairy tale, it feels good to… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share
“Fear is not only part of us, it becomes us. Consuming all that we are until we simply have nothing left.” — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“You would have to live a life of pain to know that it is no life at all. We aren't living, not really. We… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“I stand on the sidewalk, rooted to the spot. I know the moment I walk in that door, everything will change. The world I… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“Whether he was real or I simply made him up, he changed me that night. I remember the way my surroundings seemed to warp… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“It's funny how what I used to view as important now holds nothing for me. It's in our vanity that we lose sight of… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
“We are raised to live this life, never really sure as to what is in store for us beyond. Some people spend their lives… — Melissa Toppen Copy Share Image
