02/11/2026
I won’t tell you that I have it all figured out, because I don’t.
I can’t say that I know what tomorrow will bring, because chances are that I’ll be just as surprised as you will vex
I’ll never try to guess where I’ll be next week, next month or next year, because I’m a work in progress..to say the least.
There’s a lot of days that I’m flying by the seat of my pants- figuring it out as I go and rolling with the punches.
I always have my goals and plans laid out carefully, but I’ve discovered that it never quite goes as planned.
And no matter how many times it seems like I can’t succeed and it’s all just too much,
I always find a way.
I won’t tell you that I’m not scared a lot of the time-
I’m afraid that I’ll fail, lose my way or just get hurt, but somehow, I always dig deep and find the courage to keep going and keep fighting.
I’ve learned to stop worrying about the things I can’t control and what might go wrong and try to embrace the possibilities.
It’s not easy and never has been.
But I’m starting to learn to trust the journey, day by day and battle by battle.
It still hurts when I get knocked down and I still get frustrated when things go wrong.
But I know now that I’m stronger than I realized, wiser because of what I’ve learned and braver because of what I’ve endured.
I may not always get what I want, but I always get what I need.
I stopped staring at the closed doors, dead end loves and broken hearts I’ve suffered..
And I’ve begun to look for silver linings in the bad stuff, courage in the heartbreak and hope in the journey.
No matter what comes my way, I’m still going to love my people hard, pour my heart and soul into everything I do and keep smiling every step of the way.
As I look in the mirror, I can’t help but smile.
I’m blessed, thankful and most of all, happy…
That I never gave up, that I kept fighting and most of all,
Just that I kept being a light in a sometimes dark world.
Written by The Ravenwolf