For an unknown reason, I feel compelled to write. I have not posted in my blog in over a year. To be honest, I haven't even thought about it. Yet, I am drawn back to the place where I started documenting my journey. I am a completely different person now than I was all those years back. I'd like to think that I have changed for the better, but realistically, I've just changed. I've grown up. I've been out on my own. I've let go of what happened to me.
Five years ago, my world came crashing down. I lost sight of who I was and I was too afraid to go looking for myself. It has taken me five years to truly move past the horrors that were my college life. I have become a teacher, and I've made it my mission to help as many struggling students as possible. Giving back is a way for me to move forward. It is a way for me to continue to learn about myself, while helping others to grow.
Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday." I am grateful for my struggles. I am grateful for the lessons that I've learned. I am grateful for the strength I found within myself. It is hard to believe that five years have past, and yet, I am happy they did.
I am ready to face a new phase in my journey. I am ready to be the person I always imagined I would be.
