9-24-17

2017 started off really rocky. Wait. Rocky doesn't even begin to explain it... Let me try again: 2017 started off as a landslide in the middle of a cat 5 hurricane after an earthquake. The beginning of 2017 was the culmination of everything bad that had carried over from the end of 2016, plus some. In the beginning of 2017, amidst panic attacks galore, I had to face someone who terrified me. I had to face them and in front of forty strangers, I had to relive the awful things this person did and said to me. And when it was over, a couple months later I had to do it again. I was living a nightmare that I couldn't wake up from. And then one day, it all started to get better. So why am I saying this? If you're going through something terrible, or you have gone through something terrible, you will be okay. You will be better than okay. Terrible moments change people but it's up to you to decide whether that change is for the better. I wouldn't wish those moments on my worst enemies, but I also wouldn't trade those awful moments for anything. The person I am today is kinder, more compassionate, & driven like you would not believe because of those hard times. I'm reaching new goals because I am who I am today. I have so many AMAZING people in my life today & I cherish them so much more because of the things I've been through. Shoot. This is turning into a novel. ? Life is hard, y'all. It really is. But if it were easy, you wouldn't be catapulted into these moments of incredible change. Embrace the suck (lol), embrace the difficult, embrace every moment life throws at you & make something amazing out of it. When life gives you lemons, make the best **** lemonade the world has ever tasted ?

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