There is a place beyond survival, where battle weary warriors and victims of abuse can reach for Solace. Where life does not carry so many hidden threats, or the weight of compromised dreams. Where faith in self and others can be accepted without reserve, and challenges can be achieved with a sense of satisfaction. Where survival itself is not a badge worn and defiantly displayed, like an unjust weight laid upon the soul. There is a place beyond survival. And I have been there enough times to let me know there can be resolution. That forgiveness, healing, and closure are not too high a price to pay.