Change...Hard but Necessary

When change comes unexpectedly, you are forced to make a decision that alters the course of your journey. The emotional complexities that follow if not adequately acknowledged, expressed, and worked through, leave behind scars, wounds, and pains. It carves out a new identity, a new perspective (for better or for worse) that becomes entangled with the 'you' you thought you knew. Everything becomes questionable. That's when the journey begins and when the change is felt.

For me, how I navigated through the unexpected change was to stand on my convictions. Whatever decision I made, was well thought through and I was unapologetic about it.

I don't know how you navigate through unexpected changes but have a positive perspective despite the grueling feelings of failure. It is HARD but NECESSARY. The most important advice I received was "Who would you rather choose to experience this current season of life?" And I am sure you would rather choose yourself because you are built differently. You are a fighter. You have endurance. Only you can make it out. And when you get to the other side, do me a favor, scream at the top of your lungs, and say to yourself "I did it" "I made it" and remember, it is okay to cry.