If you never want to change your situation, never change yourself...
As I look back on the past year I think just how much of my life and my situation has changed. And then I realize, just how much of me has changed.
I've learned to respect and love myself more, and that in turn has caused a lot of my situation to change. I no longer have people in my life who think ill of me, who use me or who are anything but supportive. I have a great job and prospects to do so much more with my career. I've been going to the gym regularly, and I love it. I no longer have PTSD induced panic attacks, I no longer sacrifice myself unnecessarily, and the love that I've found in loving myself, is beyond imaginable. Had you asked me a year and a half ago if I thought I'd be here, I would have never guessed it. But here I am, strong, beautiful, happy.
Happy.
That word used to feel so complicated to me, it used to hinge on so much. Now it's very simple. Every day, I'm happy. I have so much in my life to be thankful for, to be happy about and It's been a difficult and somewhat painful exercise in letting go. But change is never easy, and I'm so happy for the winds of change that have come into my life. I am surrounded by so much love and respect, I feel like I've grown so much, and I feel capable of taking on anything.
Let's see what the next year brings.
I've learned to respect and love myself more, and that in turn has caused a lot of my situation to change. I no longer have people in my life who think ill of me, who use me or who are anything but supportive. I have a great job and prospects to do so much more with my career. I've been going to the gym regularly, and I love it. I no longer have PTSD induced panic attacks, I no longer sacrifice myself unnecessarily, and the love that I've found in loving myself, is beyond imaginable. Had you asked me a year and a half ago if I thought I'd be here, I would have never guessed it. But here I am, strong, beautiful, happy.
Happy.
That word used to feel so complicated to me, it used to hinge on so much. Now it's very simple. Every day, I'm happy. I have so much in my life to be thankful for, to be happy about and It's been a difficult and somewhat painful exercise in letting go. But change is never easy, and I'm so happy for the winds of change that have come into my life. I am surrounded by so much love and respect, I feel like I've grown so much, and I feel capable of taking on anything.
Let's see what the next year brings.