She’s never asked for help in her life, fighting the battles and making her break all on her own. Sure, she’s been frustrated, knocked down, and counted out numerous times. But she always found a way to get back up, rise from the ashes of her failure and keep going.
Not once did she feel sorry for herself or ask why. She did what she had to do to survive. And each time, after every broken heart and all the failures, she picked up her shattered pieces and figured out how to rebuild herself stronger than before. What she learned along the way was that the world seemed more intent on focusing on her flaws than celebrating the beauty of her recovery. They didn’t see the strong and resilient woman who never stayed down…they criticized her cracks, lamented her flaws, and judged her without ever knowing who she truly was.
But she soon realized the person whose opinion truly mattered was staring back at her in the mirror. The woman she was becoming wasn’t stuck looking back over her shoulder at what she had been.
She was lifting her eyes to the bright future and all that lay ahead. While she had taken the long road to get where she was, every misstep, bad decision, and mistake led her exactly where she was meant to be…She forged her strength and armor in the process. So, when they asked her if she’d change anything about where she’d been or what she’d been through, she’d just smile with a twinkle in her eye and say no. She knew what they seemed to forget: Her cracks were how the light got in, and she was determined to be the brightest light in the sky. And there was nothing that would stop her from being the happiest and most beautiful light that she could be.
Author ~ravenwolf
Sacred Wild Woman Medicine
PhotoCredit/Artist Debra Bernier
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