It certainly has been a while, hasn't it?
To those of you who may have forgotten, I left DA back in August without anything to say except "goodbye." There are many reasons for why I left, and a lot of them are actually quite personal so I don't really feel the need to share them. What I will say is that I have changed a lot since you last heard from me. Maybe not in any way that any of you might be able to perceive, but for me its like I'm breathing the air for the first time... cherishing every moment I am given in my new journey toward the light. Sometimes things are hard, and I have to do everything in my power and trust in my God that he will not let me fall back into old pits, but it is so worth it. I've never told any of you about the struggles I have had to face in my past to get to where I am now as a person, but a few months ago was my final step to truly being who I want to be. I wont tell you what i did, or how leaving DA had anything to do with it, but I will tell you that I'm making it across. Sometimes it's so hard... painfully hard... but I know that if I continue to persevere in Christ I will finally be free from these chains I put on myself so long ago. Most of you probably aren't "religious" (personally i hate that term but its what you guys are familiar with so), but to me, the Lord is my everything. He's the guy that's been with me throughout every single one of my trials, and has continuously helped me to overcome. To all the people who know me in RL: hes the reason you always see me smiling . its because I know that with him I can overcome anything, and he there holding me and comforting me always; no matter what.

I know that some of you were wondering why I left, and this was why: because i needed to begin anew. to wipe the slate clean of all my errors and have a fresh new start. And so it is with that that I am officially starting a new DA account: . I'm actually really exited about it! if you are still interested in watching me, all of my new art will be posted on that account. I hope that you all can forgive me for leaving with no explanation... and I hope that we can all still be friends on here ^_^ I missed you guys!!

From your friend,
~Ariel

Goodbye.