Victim or survivor of betrayal, hate, pain, stress?
You must have gone through something in life that made the sunshine seem a little dim and the coffee tastes more bitter. Something that threatened to tear your life apart with doubt, hatred and loss of trust? Or maybe something that laughed in your face and there was nothing you could do about it?
Something…….
Maybe something that cut deeper than a blade yet drew no blood? Only tears….
No matter what it was, yet…… here you are! Here I am. We are still alive and breathing. We still have a thousand things to be grateful for. We are stronger than before. Strong in every sense of the word. Physically, emotionally, mentally. You have survived it!
Everything has power to make you better, but only if you let it.
Life wouldn’t throw at you anything you didn’t have the power to deal with. You will go through tough and tougher situations and yet you will always come out of it stronger and wiser than before. Everything has power to make you better, but only if you let it.
Whatever life throws at you, catch it by its neck not by its tail. Show it what you’re made of. At times you will feel you are about to break. Go ahead. Break. Cry, sob, and scream! It will help ease your pain and soothe your heart, but never give up. Keep on going, moving forward even if you have to drag yourself.
Nobody knows you better than you yourself. So give yourself a push. Spoil yourself, pamper yourself. Make yourself feel better however that may be. Smile even if it hurts. Laugh even when it’s half-heartedly.
Don’t let people define you by your pain, but by your strength. Let the world applause your determination.
Remember, you deserve better! You are worth much more. You are not your pain. You are not a victim…….No, you are a survivor!
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This article was originally published on March, 7, 2017 and has been updated on March 9, 2020.
