12/4/09
Grace
There are many amazing things that I have learned about myself at MCS and many things that I continue to learn from my time here. I think the very best thing about here is that I have been placed into a safe environment. It gives me time to think and see that I am worth so much more than the things that I was doing at home. I have really seen that all the things that I use to get really upset about really weren’t worth the time for me to get hurt.
I’m very thankful for this place because I know if I wasn’t given my second chance at life I would be dead right now. Spending everyday here I have also taken many things like just simply being able to appreciate rules and structure. I believe it is very important to be able to not just follow rules but also understand why they are here. I see now many things this place has to offer and I know that this place really is a life changing experience.
My main turning point would have to be going through discovery. Up until discovery I was basically refusing but being compliant at the same time. I was so set in staying in my crap that nothing mattered to me. When I went through discovery I opened my mind and my heart to everything that it had to offer. I am so glad that I got to experience it. I learned how to deal with my feelings and how to share them. It really is a life changing experience. Day to day here I take so much in from my peers feedback to my own feedback and I get stronger every day.
All in all this place has helped me see so much and I would be nowhere without it.
Grace Smith
