A silver lining

It was brought to my attention that this blog feels very heavy, almost negative. I do not want this to feel like that. Yes, in this blog, heavy matters may be brought to the surface because those are things that we all have in common. Those are sometimes the most vulnerable parts of all of us, but I do not want anyone to leave feeling negative or burdened. I will make the effort to follow up any heavy posts with the positive side of the situation.
The story posted yesterday was vague and metaphorical, but a true thing that has happened in my life years ago; it is in no way current. It was a very hard time for me but it has sculpted who I now am striving to be and has created a path of opportunity for me. Because I have sunk so low in life, I am able to rise twice as high. That is true for every person in every situation. You decide what comes of fate. You decide how you're going to run your life. Bad things are going to happen but there is always a silver lining: there is always something you can learn from. It is a choice whether the hard things in life make you better or worse, happier or sadder, stronger or weaker. In my case, this hard experience brought me to a call to action (after it brought me to my knees of course). I knew what I needed to do to change and to become better. I had to make goals and plans and commitments to myself and other people that were difficult to keep. I had to remind myself why I was keeping those commitments and strive to keep them daily. Do not doubt that it was hard; it challenging but crucial. Tough things truly make us stronger. I pushed on, succeeded in getting out of that rut and have continued to grow. The positivity that has come from that scary time outweighs any of the negative hardship I have experienced. I have chosen to look at it that way, to see it as something that has helped me be better. Whether you are struggling with things alluded to in my story or things completely your own, know that life can change; you can change if you choose to. It is all up to you. There's always a silver lining.

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