I don't want to be a sad story anymore.
I want to be vibrant and courageous and empowered.
I'm tired of my past defining who I am and how I feel.
And I'm ready to let that go.
I'm ready for a peaceful,
Healing life.
I'm ready for a life where I'm in charge of how my story ends.
For a life full of colour and hope.
One where I matter.
I'm done with being undervalued.
I am important.
My story matters.
I deserve to be heard and to be held and to be understood.
I am so much bigger than all the things that have tried to hold me back.
I'm so much more than who I think I am when I'm afraid.
I am a radiant,
Shining light with so much to give to this world.
I am finding the courage within myself to heal from the things that hurt me.
I will no longer let anyone take away the hard-earned and well-deserved peace I am creating for myself.
There is so much more for me still in this life.
So much love I don't even know exists yet.
So many more friendships.
So many more memories.
So many pinch-me moments just waiting for me to find them.
The darkness is just temporary.
And through great pain comes great freedom.
Comes a deep remembering of who I really am.
Comes a deep remembering of what I am here to do.
I have the power to change my story and be a leader of my life.
I am doing so much better than I think I am despite everything I have been through.
I am learning to be gentle,
To be kind,
To be compassionate towards myself.
And it is showing me how to heal.
I am not a sad story anymore.
I am so,
So,
So much more than that.
And I am so proud of the amazing person I am becoming.