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today i am debt free.

upon graduating from college, i left with a graphic design diploma and a $15,000 loan to be repaid over the next 11 years. it has been a tremendous burden to me, i have laid in bed countless hours at night trying to figure out how to wriggle myself free from this bondage. osap is like a romantic relationship that goes sour. when you're first introduced it's awesome, it's like love at first sight, but then you break-up and it haunts you, torments you, and gives you constant grief. this ridiculous debt has hindered me and frustrated me. i have been limited in my life options and have been close to tears at the slavery it has put me thru. a number of years ago i came up with a plan that involved me making my last payment (early) the night before my 30th birthday, but it occured to me the other day that i may be in the financial position (and my debt reduced enough) at this point that i could pay it off now. why wait 4 months when i can be debt free today! there's no time like the present. so i made a few calls, and discovered it was possible. when that reality hit my ears i was stunned. i felt like the wind was knocked out of me, and had some difficulty breathing for the next few hours. this was what i have worked for, longed for, dreamt of for the last 8 years, and now i am finally free. i'm completely amazed. there were times when i felt this day would never come, that i would be trapped forever. but now it's done, and i will live the rest of my life free from my osap debt. this is a HUGE accomplishment for me. my heart feels like bursting, i feel like flying, it's amazing. i'm so thankful.

tomorrow i begin a new day. my money is mine to do with what i want. i'm no longer controlled by the obligations of my past. i am a new person. i work because i want to, not because i have to. i have a choice, i have choices. i have served 8 years of an 11 year sentence, and now i'm free.

free at last,
free at last,
thank God almighty, i'm free at last.