To Melissa:

Well, you've done it!!!! You took that risk, that chance, that giant leap out of the airplane with no parachute of your own. You faced your fear, saw your future and you are going for it. The wings are spreading and moving. Before long, they will be lifting you up off of the ground taking you higher and higher to places you never dreamed you would soar. I am so proud of the strength and courage you have possessed over the last several months and even years! It takes guts to give up something which has provided convenience for so many years.

I know you are scared and in pain, but it will pass. Patience and faith is key to your happiness now. Don't doubt your decision. Don't look back. You have just stepped off of that old worn dirt path which was going in circles. It's time to put on a brand new pair of hiking boots so you can climb that mountain to paradise!