Say This: “I Am A Survivor"
Reclaim whatever it is you lost before
Today I conquered something.
I was trying to find a certain place downtown, and I was using my phone to help me navigate there.
“I don’t think it is there," I said as I followed along.
Surely I would know if it was in the area, I thought. After all, I walk around here all the time. It can’t be here.
I kept following the little dot on my phone and then suddenly I saw the business that I had set out to find.
But then I felt something emotionally. Of course it was here all along, so close to me every single week, but my brain wasn’t letting me remember it.
But then I realized the reason why.
I turned around and looked at a very tall specific building and I knew what had happened. My bad memories of this place had affected me, had prevented me from wanting to be nearby, and had hurt me on the inside.
“I’m in a good place in life right now," I said. “I am a stronger person."
It’s funny how things happen in life, because later on during this same day, today, I received…