Today I am grateful for
the bad things
that have happened
in my life.
Things that
upon first glance were bad.
Things that at first
I thought would destroy me.
That were
defining moments in my life.
Things that with time,
turned out to be
the best things
that ever happened to me.
For these defining moments
forced me
to find strength
that I didn’t know I had,
to do things
that I did not know
that I could do.
Just to survive.
Many times
I thought that
I couldn’t go on
another day
as the consuming
fires of
disappointment in others
death
grief
mourning
waylaid plans
love lost
financial hardships
illness
pain
and many other situations
burned me to the ground.
But
out of the ashes
from deep inside me
strength arose
sometimes
super-human strength
to make me the
person I am today.
A human who is
unafraid of herself
therefore,
unafraid of anyone.
I am embracing
my magic
my love
my light
my darkness
my ‘crazy’ (but not certifiable)
my power
my badass self
literally
every side of me.
For the first time
in my life
I am
unapologetically
Me.
I am
Grateful
for
finally
growing
into
my
true
self.
XO Lisa
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During my morning walk, I felt gratitude because God took me from a city and school system which seemed like a perfect fit for my young family. Instead, we landed in a small, eastern Montana community which turned out to be a marvelous place to raise three daughters.
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