Breathing

I’ve realized lately that it takes more courage to let go than it does to hold on. I always thought I was doing the right thing by fighting for what I love, but when it is damaged and cannot be fixed, it takes more courage to move on from that and try to rebuild yourself.

I moved into this apartment a different person. I am growing more in the past 6 months than I have in the past 26 years. I realize now more than ever that I have to define myself rather than let someone else define me. I just received my Associates degree and have moved into my Bachelors program. I love my job more than anything else in the world and I am just so happy where I am going. I no longer feel like I am this person that I cannot recognize, I am just peeling back the years of hurt and confusion and finding the person I always wanted to be.

Today I feel strong. Positive and possible. Today…today I just feel like me.