Saturday, March 13, 2010

The Choice to Grow

Heartbreak is a terrible thing, but it is also inevitable for the most part.

The great thing about life is the fact that we have the choice to grow from our experiences or not. I have been at points in my life where I felt as if I wanted to dig myself into a pit and never come back up for air. Okay, thankfully I didn't do that, but sometimes the hurt is so bad that you want it to just go away!

I'm unsure of the exact moment when I realized I was going to be just fine, but the moment came nonetheless.

I am finally truly starting to feel at peace with my past choices, and myself in general. I am feeling again. I guess that is the best way to put it. Don't get me wrong; it isn't like I've been going through life in an emo-induced cloud, but I have had some bitter feelings.

"There is no one out there for me, or I will never love again" has rolled off of my lips many times. Did I ever truly want to believe that? Of course not. What I did learn however was that I needed to take a good look at myself. I know it sounds cliche', but if you don't love yourself, then how can you expect anyone else to love you in return?

We are all just human, and want to be loved for the most part and we need to start with ourselves.

I am happy with the realization that life goes on. It really does, and that is a wonderful thing, hiccups and all.