You have already made an important step, separating your self from a disempowering environment. Don’t waste time on focusing on others’ journey. Focus on yours.

It seems you are already defining your self by your own mindset, not where you have been & this is great. Many have come from your same situation to achieve whatever they wanted to. Energetically it is said that those who are placed (choose to be) in the most difficult situations are the ones who achieve the most learning in this lifetime. Some who are in situations like yours are there to be illuminating points of light.

There are many in what would be considered normal suburban-type situations where we don’t have others around us who are like-minded as far as being spiritually evolved, so don’t feel you’re not finding those of similar beliefs is unique to the hood. This isn’t to imply that life in the hood equates to normal neighborhoods in any way, but just to note that sometimes those who have different beliefs are not around others w/ similar beliefs regardless of their environment.

Newbie→Lightworker→Wayshower
http://www.spiritualforums.com/vb/sh...d=1#post150153

Give your self abundant credit for having the wisdom & strength to separate your self from the environment you are from. TRUST that you have the ability to continue to make the connections you need to nourish your self spiritually/energetically regardless of where you are.