When you met me, I was at an all-time high in life. Living in a foreign country, had recently quit a miserable job, was keeping up with a regular exercise regimen, was constantly making travel plans and looking forward to upcoming trips, was looking forward to a new start in my career at home...
On the outside and inside, I was a perfectly happy and content girl. Bursting with optimism and open to new adventures and experiences.
But I wasn't always that way. In fact, only a year prior I had experienced my all-time low in life. I was sinking so fast that it was hard for me to pull myself back up, but somehow...I did. And I realized that I was the only person who could save myself. My will to change things turned my life around.
I am definitely not proud of a lot of things I have done in the past or even the feelings or person I was at certain points in my life. I used to be insecure, jealous, lazy, dependent. Sometimes residual issues from this past come up from time to time that make me wince. However, it is a reminder of how far I've come. I'm a big believer in everything happens for a reason. And the other cliche that "what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger."
I don't pretend to be perfect, but I've overcome a lot of personal hurdles that have opened my eyes to the fact that this stronger, happier person is the end product of a lifetime of not only disappointments and mistakes but good values, perseverence and personal victories.
I just had to share - I am very proud of who I am today. And no one can take that away from me :)
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