Day 5-Who I am

I have been sick today and the past couple days. I believe everything happens for a reason, whether it may be to learn, experience, grieve or love. Everything has a purpose. Today while laying around not doing a whole lot, I decided to go through old photos.

I started laughing. I mean laughing hard; to the point I knew I just had to share these photos with all the people in them. These photos made me remember how I once felt about people, people I enjoyed spending time with, people I loved and how far we have come in time since the snapping of my camera.

Sometimes I try so hard to blend in with where I am that I forget where I have been. It's the way of the world, you fit in to get ahead. I often forget who I really am and what it is that I love about me. I love that I am different. I love that I can speak with a strong southern draw (pending who I have been spending time with). I love that I can also hide that about me if I need to. I am thankful that I used my past as motivation to get me where I am and where I hope to go. I enjoy things that boys like to do while being girly on the side. I like playing devils advocate, I enjoy a good laugh and I love making others laugh. That is who I am.

Today I am thankful for the memories and the moments I loved most when growing up. I am so thankful for the people who grew with me and who helped to shape who I am. I remember a lot about that time. I remember conversations I had with people and how they sparked something in me. I remember the people who I thought were so horrible and how they helped to lay a foundation for what I would someday do as a profession. I remember compassion from mentors and the fear from the first boy who broke my heart (oh and yes I am still bitter, I like that about me too).

I thought life was so horrible at the time. Looking back it was the people around me who was preparing me for what was to come. If you can't make it as a child there is no way you will make it as an adult. I am thankful for child-like things.