Soooo I wasn't going to write my 2013 reflections but felt compelled to. This post will be kind of choppy because it's coming from a Twitter Post/Rant I did on December 31, 2013.
I'm not sure why I felt like I needed to share this, but I am, so here you go:
"2013 has been the best year...I hope I can top it in 2014.
Not the best because I wasn't a struggle, but the best because I overcame so many struggles
Having to physically and mentally let go of strongholds placed on me in 2012...man in 2011 too
I literally cannot explain how good it feels to know that I am no where near the same person I was a year ago...broke and broken
I'm so very far from where I would like to be (that brings a lot of frustration) but I can say I'm glad I'm not where I used to be
I went from having a few good friends who helped me to being able to help others
The fact that I am about to go run and couldn't even walk in 2011...powerful
At the age of 24 I bought my first car...in my name...out right...a blessing
I applied and was accepted into graduate school...I did my entire application in 3 weeks & only applied to 1 school
#Blessed...going from $2 in your account for weeks to skydiving and vacations in Nicaragua in a few months...
All this to say...the struggle is worth it...kindness gets rewarded...sometimes going through the motions is necessary
Its not to say there aren't some road blocks and honestly I still deal with pain and struggle...
I'm just thankful my pain and struggle looked different in 2013 than it did in 2012...
And for everyone out here criticizing people for making resolutions...get a life
I did the exact same thing when I had no reason to expect change
I researched and picked out the car I would buy for a year and a half before it was even close to reality
I couldn't walk or sit up and decided that I would leave the country and go skydiving within the next year...
Everything that I said I was going to do...I did...no matter if it was learning to cook or something crazy...I did everything on my list
My story isn't typical of most..people who say I'm lucky now just don't know how unlucky I have been...
I know that if I can bounce back...anyone can...you just have to be willing to sacrifice immediate satisfaction for long term goals
Y'all have to understand this rant is because many of you saw me at a low point but no one saw me at my lowest
Walking home from studio at 2am in the rain and no umbrella...no way to get a ride because my phone was cut off...just to finish undergrad
Laying in the basement in the dark with no reason to get up...y'all my 2013 was nothing short of a miracle
All I can say is 'but God'"
- Simone Heath via Twitter 31Dec 13
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