04/08/2024
Thokozani🕯️🙏
Listen I’m not going to tell you that my life has ever been easy.
There’s been many times I’ve 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.
I’d never take back where I’ve been nor wish for an easier road.
I know that everything happens for a reason and I’ve gone through the fires to build a better stronger me.
People often compliment me and remark what a strong person I am, but they’ll never know the price I’ve paid to become the warrior that I am..
And they don’t 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 I’m going, but I do know who I am and that no matter the storms that life throws at me, I’ll 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 don’t 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 lose…
Myself, my dreams or my way.
It doesn’t mean that there aren’t days that I don’t want to get out of bed, times when my smile is harder to come by and I don’t know how I’m going to conquer my day..
But I always find a way, figure it out and never lose sight of the light.
I’ve 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, I’m proud of who I’ve become today 🙏
