I only wanted to be happy, that’s all I set out to find.

I didn’t have a plan other than to listen to my heart and chase my dreams.

But, I didn’t end up where I planned to go, but I did arrive exactly where I needed to be.

I didn’t choose to be strong..that never even crossed my mind.

Sometimes, you find your strength when being strong is your only option.

I stumbled and fell flat on my face so many times I wondered often if I should even keep getting back up.

But that’s just who I am-

I have fire in my veins and embers in my heart and I always will.

I don’t know how to quit and I’ll never stay down for long.

I don’t care what brings me to my knees, I will always stand back up and keep moving forward.

Truth is, I have been broken more often than I care to admit, but that was exactly what I needed to let the light into my soul.

My true strength isn’t how I kept from breaking, but how I kept going after I broke.

I don’t have the answers and most times,

I’m a beautiful disaster that is lucky to match socks or remember what day it is.

The most wonderful part?

I don’t have to have it all together, because I never truly will..

I like to say that’s part of my charm.

So, for anyone looking for perfect, then don’t look to me if that’s what you want.

I’m beautifully broken, but amazingly awesome and always genuinely authentic .

And oh yes, I’m also impossibly strong.

So, if you’re looking for me,

You’ll find me out dancing in the rain and embracing the hurricane.

I may not be everything you’ve ever hoped for, but I’ll always be real, authentic and true..

and maybe exactly what you never knew you always needed.

Mind, spirit and soul,

I’m strong in all the ways that matter.

So now, every time life tries to bring me to my knees, looks me in the eye and tells me..

“You can’t withstand the storm,”

I simply smile back and say..

“I am the storm.”

|ravenwolf

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