06/30/2021
Strength isn't just about lifting weight and building muscle.
Strength is within you from the journey you've traveled to be here today.
Iโm not going to tell you that my life has ever been easy.
Thereโs been many times Iโve been on my knees, struggling to survive and fighting to keep going.
Sleepless nights, endless tears and moments of overwhelming frustration are just part of my journey.
Iโd never take back where Iโve been nor wish for an easier road.
I know that everything happens for a reason and Iโve gone through the fires to build a better stronger me.
People often compliment me and remark what a strong person I am, but theyโll never know the price Iโve paid to become the warrior that I am..
And they donโt have to.
I look in the mirror every morning and realize that there is nothing that can take me down, tear me apart or stifle my success.
I may not always have it all together or know where Iโm going, but I do know who I am and that no matter the storms that life throws at me, Iโll always be fine.
Truthfully, so many things should have broken me, ruined me and swept me under..
But survival was never just another option for me..
It was the only choice.
So, I did whatever it took, however I could, to keep my head up, keep pushing forward and I always kept smiling through it all.
Sometimes, you donโt realize how strong you are until being strong is your only option..
So, those times on my knees, when I could only see the darkness, I dug deep, fought harder and refused to loseโฆ
Myself, my dreams or my way.
It doesnโt mean that there arenโt days that I donโt want to get out of bed, times when my smile is harder to come by and I donโt know how Iโm going to conquer my day..
But I always find a way, figure it out and never lose sight of the light.
Iโve learned that fire in your heart, passion in your spirit and magic in your soul is the ultimate recipe for strength.
I still have to remind myself to find my joy and seek happiness, but those wonderful things are always there, just waiting for me to see them.
So, at the end of the day, Iโm proud of who Iโve become, happy with who Iโm becoming and most of all, ready to turn these claws of survival into the wings of my growth.
Watch out world,
Here I come..
And Iโm about to fly higher than I ever have before.
|ravenwolf