If We Can Survive This, We Can Survive Anything!!!!

    I don't always understand why life seems to be one road block after another, but I am sure there are underlying reasons as to why things have to be so damn complicated. I was always told life was one big test and each part would ultimately prove who you were and what you stand for. The situations we endure are meant to build strength and character. We are meant to overcome the worst, but sometimes it feels a bit overwhelming when nothing positive floats in our direction.
     We go through these obstacles that seem impossible to withstand. We have been told we belong at the bottom and that are worth is no more than the life of a rat. We live in a community of people that have nothing better to do than to lie on us, gossip and cheat our kindness, but we are not weak. You are a lot stronger than you realize, but I understand wanting to surrender. I know it feels as if the clouds are directly pouring rain over your head and no one else's, but all of us have a story to tell. Some stories are worse than other's, but this is not a contest as to who suffered the most.
     We all have suffered and we all know what it feels like to hold on to pain. A lot of us cannot forget, which only holds us back from healing. We need to close our wounds and in order to do that we need to be able to speak on what caused our scars in the first place. I personally try to move on, but there is always somebody trying to pull me back to that place of turmoil and anger. Happiness is a right and there are some of us that would rather mope in misery. Some just take their good news for granted when we would welcome it.
     Bad things are always going to occur in our lives and I don't believe it happens because it is us, I think that it's just life, people and circumstances. Maybe we are just at the wrong place at the wrong time or hanging with the wrong circle. Who we choose to be in our lives will affect us one way or another, whether it be today or tomorrow, positive or negative. We can be up today and down the next, but that shouldn't defeat us. Even if we are our only cheerleader, that is all the support you need to become who you want to be.
    Rain will come, but the sun will shine soon. Your life can only be in this rut for as long as you want it to be, but the second you change your outlook and motivation, you only need to possess the patience it takes for your circumstances to turn around. It takes time, but that doesn't mean good will never come. Sometimes it takes leaving the world behind to be who you need to be, but once you are free you will understand why change was so important to excel in  your own happiness.
    Think positive, embrace change and leave those behind who only intend for you to fail! Healing from our past will take time, build strength and will enable us to help someone going through it in the future. Being ashamed of what you have been through should not hold you back from helping others. It made you become who you are today...a survivor and if we can survive this, we can survive anything!