You know what I just realized this weekend after watching yet another fairy tale- Snow White and the Huntsman? In fairy tales, the hero - or heroine - EXPECT to go through adversity and then when they get to the happily ever after part, they don't sign up to see a counselor or have "issues" because the big bad wolf swallowed their grandmother. They are sad, they mourn the loss of whatever it is they lost, and they move forward.
Those heroes get on with their lives and move past it - leaving history where it belongs - safely behind them and the future securely ahead of them.
The adversity makes them stronger - tests their resolve, steels theit will. But it doesn't break them, even when it seems hopeless.
I seem to be having a lot of conversations these days with people who are letting the demons and monsters of their past trials still impact who they are today - allowing fear to dominate their lives rather than hope. If you are going to continue to let those monsters rule your life, then why escape from them in the first place?
We have had our share of adversity - but I will not let it define my future.
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