01/24/2022
People often come up to me and express their admiration for my strength and ask me how I do it.
Iāll just shrug and tell them I donāt know.
If I told them why I am the way that I am, they wouldnāt understand, and I donāt expect them to.
My story isnāt a simple one of victory, itās so much more than that.
Every scar, every scratch, every flaw.. they are a reminder of who I am and where Iāve been.
Itās been a long, hard road full of defeats and tears..sleepless nights and times at my wits end.
There were so many times I didnāt know how I would make it through the day, much less build a future and chase dreams..
No, those were for the people who had it figured out and I wasnāt one of those.
I was the fly by the seat of my pants and make it work somehow kind of person..
It wasnāt usually pretty, sometimes ugly, in fact, but I always ended up where I needed to be- even if it wasnāt where I set out to go.
Life has a way of giving us what we need, not what we think we want- Itās been a hard lesson, but one that I had to learn if I was ever going to evolve into the person I was meant to be.
Behind every heartbreak came a lesson and through each disappointment, I learned a little more about myself.
I realized my value and what I wouldnāt take any more..especially in love.
Day by day, step by step, I grew a little more, forged a stronger will and kept building my courage.
It wasnāt easy every time I got knocked down, but I was determined to never stay down or accept defeat.
So, when people admire me for my journey that theyāll never know, I just smile and thank them for their compliment.
Theyāll never know what I overcame and how I forged my strength in the fires of failure,
and thatās okay, they donāt have to.
Itās my story and Iām the hero.
Iām stronger, wiser and happier than Iāve ever been before, and Iām only going to get better..
as Is my life.
I know that Iām right where Iām meant to be doing exactly what Iām supposed to be doing.
Iāll just keep climbing to the top, because thatās just who I am.
Iām no longer just a survivor, Iām much more than that.
Iām a warrior..
And I can and will do anything so long as I believe.
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