08/04/2024
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There were so many times the hurt threatened to tear her apart.
Truthfully, she couldn’t tell you how she survived those days.
When the weight of the world pushed her down and everything that could go wrong, did.
Struggling, fighting and trying to find her strength, she’d often stop, close her eyes and breathe in deeply.
Not because it solved anything, but because she needed a moment to recollect herself before she kept going.
Those are the moments that she became more and began to discover how strong she really was..
And it surprised her almost every time.
She didn’t realize her own fortitude until she had to find a way to battle through the struggles.
She understood why they say you discover how strong you are when being strong is her only option..
Because that’s what she did and who she became in the fires of life that tried to consume her..
But she wasn’t going out like that and she never would.
She’d swallow the hurt, tuck the pain away and pull herself together.
In the quiet respites that life allowed along the way, she’d let go of the emotions that would tear her apart..
And with bravery, she’d use that as her fuel for becoming stronger, forgive the ones that hurt her and make peace with it all.
It wasn’t fast or painless, but it was necessary for her to push through the anguish to find a better version of herself.
She learned who deserved to be part of her life and who she had to let go.
And though it was crucial for her happiness, it didn’t make the pain of goodbyes any less.
But, she was determined never to let the burdens of yesteryear and the people who once hurt her dictate her own happiness.
She forgave them all..even the ones who didn’t deserve it.
Not for them, but for herself and her peace.
She’d never have all the answers or always know where she was going, but she did know who she was and what she deserved..
And no one would ever be able to take that away from her.
|ravenwolf