Surviving, Striving, Thriving

Have you ever felt like you’re standing at a crossroads in your life knowing and feeling with every cell in your body that you and God want to take the fork to the left? But you can’t see clearly?

I’ve been feeling for a long time that I needed to become more active online, to share me, my story, my strength, and the hope and healing that I have – that God has give me.

I’ve been terrified, filled with many fears and many reasons that had me stuck in inaction. After a lot of prayer, quiet, humble listening while reading the word of God, and gentle self-care, peace, clarity, and power filled me this morning. So here I am typing to you today.

I am a survivor. I have survived a lot of heartache, disappointment, abuse, tragedy, trauma, physical health issues, setbacks, opposition, and despair.

I am a striver. I continue to strive to become the best I can be, to do what I feel is my path in life, and to be the kind of person that God smiles down on. Striving always for more healing. More understanding. More resolve. More strength. More serenity. More upward. More becoming.

Even more than that, I am a thriver. I thrive and live for experiences. I see each experience as a piece to a larger picture, a larger curriculum designed by my Divine Parentage. Just for me. I hunger for experience, to learn, to know, to understand and comprehend. I’m a pianist. A cellist. An organist. A violinist. I crave to learn the bagpipes. To find and preserve ancient artifacts. I relish discovering new recipes and adapt them so I can safely consume them. To touch, see, smell, taste, and experience all the wonderful, good things that I can possibly experience while in this life.

Life is too short and often overwhelmed with pain and suffering to not absorb all the good there is to have and experience!

My dear reader, it brings me joy to share all that I have and all that I am. To lift, guide, and encourage to a higher plain of being and experiencing.

Whatever your struggle, whatever your diagnoses. Whatever your nightmares and fears. Whatever your dreams and faith. Whatever your experiences.

You are not just another statistic.

You can live beyond surviving.

You can enjoy the striving.

Above all, you can thrive!

You are not alone in this great battle called “life”.