after 1.6 years homeless... pls read

i am in my own place in the densest place the big city of Seattle offers. i am on my first morning of the biggest dream of my youth. I had abandoned this dream 30 years ago. it has still not fully landed but im feeling feelings deep in my belly. im happy. im happy! even alone. i slept without fear for the first time since Sept 2025. the dreams of the tenderloin and Hell's Kitchen are alive in Capitol Hill. i have a clear western view of the Seattle skyline from my balcony. its a building built for gentrification but the market for tech workers collapsed. its now low income. its pretty nice.

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Edges@lemmy.zip · 18 pts · 5d

Congrats!!!! I hope Seattle is good to you

gandalf_der_13te@feddit.org · 10 pts · 5d

a decent life should be available to everyone :)

BallShapedMan@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 5d

❤️❤️❤️

Bryllyg@quokk.au · 8 pts · 5d (1 reply)

Thank you honey this gives me hope. I am on my second week and now relying on people in the community. And for real they have kept me alive and fighting with al the help I have been getting. Thank you for showing me this isn't the end. 💜

sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 5d

you got this. you're resilient and capable. 🫂

BonkTheAnnoyed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 7 pts · 5d (1 reply)

Congrats! that's fantastic -- way to go. Glad you have some stability. Know that the urge to have a go-bag in the corner will fade eventually, with time and, if you can afford it, therapy.

sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 10 pts · 5d

thank you. ive been in counseling since last Sept or I'd be dead already. had 2 psych admits since arriving in Seattle and one in Utah last June.

PlayfulWitch@piefed.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 5d

Congrats 💖

kivihiili@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 5d (1 reply)

hell yeah you go and be happy girl you've so deserved it <3

sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2d

🫶🏻💜🫂

Fredselfish@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 5d

Awesome and congratulations! For someone who has also been without a home I know the importance of having one thrilled for. And happy that you have a wonderful view.

Anarki_@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 3d

Hell yea sibling.

Domi@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 4d (1 reply)

Everyone deserves a safe home. I'm so proud of you for getting there and so sorry you were deprived of one for so long. Enjoy the next chapter of your life!

sixtoe@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2d

you are always so nice to me ✨💜 thank you.

TechieDamien@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 5d

Hell yeah! So glad you found happiness and safety!