This Is Who I Am
Is it fair to judge someone based on their experiences in life and write about them?
I've been told that I express too many feelings about my past...
How can that be? Why would someone say that?
My feelings were hurt...I used to be an introvert...
Not anymore..I've lived. I've learned. I admit I have been burned...
Days turned into months and months into years,
and here I landed, where I am at this exact moment in my life.
I have been through hell and back...and back again
and I know many people have too.
Whats the difference??
I find that writing about my past brings healing, and healing helps me learn lessons and lessons turn into blesso'ns.
My accumulation of knowledge I own today has expanded far from my yesterday's.
My internal knowledge I share today brings increasing hope for my tomorrow's.
My present remains just that.
An intermediate between the past and future.
And today is a gift.
I haven't always felt this way.
See, no matter the circumstance
no matter the reasoning
no matter what the false people proclaim, I am me...I am here..
and I am proud of myself.
It would be amazing if there is someone
out there who has been through the same thing I have been through
and felt a sense of hope and redemption.
I have conquered addiction.
I have faced many losses.
But..
I also have fought through them with all my energy
and every ounce of determination I had.
Writing about my obstacles and how I faced them
brings a sense of healing through my pen onto paper.
Many have been where I have been.
Many know about loss and the convictions I have faced.
I am not afraid to share my circumstances because
they made me who I am today.
And I wouldn't want to be anyone else in this world.
I am Laura.... This is who I am....
Date Written: January 14, 2016
Written By: Laura Loo (and proud of it)
Copyright © Beautiful Scars | Year Posted 2016
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