J Oliver, one of my Aunt's always said "Tell the truth and Shame the devil." So, I figure if I'm going to tell the truth, I may as well start with myself.

22 years is a lot of years of adapting to a culture where you constantly have to watch your back and yearn for life beyond where you are.

Allowing ourselves to be free again begins with acknowledgement and forgiving ourselves. That doesn't happen overnight.

My uncle who did 20 years for a bank robbery said: "When I got out, I learned freedom ain't free. I still have work to do."