I Try to Be Positive

I am 23 years old and my life is definitely not where I thought it was going to be ten years or even five years ago. I'm never going to get the life I dreamed of. And I'm never going to have the luxury of enjoying a "normal" life. I found out my life would be very different when I was 13. But I never knew back then just how different it would turn out. The past two years, there has been a lot of development and complication in my life that changed my life for good. Since the summer of 2015, I saw my life get derailed beyond recovery. And I had the hardest time accepting my new life. I threw a pity party for myself everyday and cursed God for what he did to me. But now, I'm different. I try to focus on the positive. I focus on the fact that I have loving parents and siblings. I focus on the fact that there are still many things in my life I can enjoy. I focus on the fact that I am in control of how I respond to my obstacles. And for this recent change in me, I am truly blessed.

doodlebug2013 · 41-45, F

Family, that love, is my rock. It's where my strength comes from and it's where their strength comes from too. We hold each other up together. Sometimes I forget that I hold them up, too and I think I'm dragging them down. But they somehow always find a way remind me I'm their rock too just when I need it. I don't know what I'd do without them.
I'm sure you're your family's rock too, and you hold them up and support them more than you know. It might not be a "normal" life but it's YOUR life, and there's so much you can do with it to spread that love and that strength.