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Hidden Journaling:

My Secret Storm Of Events:

When people think of storms they most often think about the weather… thunder, lightning, rain, hail and even tornados. Storms can come upon us in an instant, clouds rolling in dark and low, turning a bright sunny day into a furious thunderstorm in the blink of an eye. Storms don't just change the sky though, do they? Storms can raise rivers to the point of flooding, can knock down trees and power lines, damage cars and homes… storms can change the entire landscape that they touch and they do so without reason or consideration. A persons life can be filled with storms as well. Events can come upon us with no warning to drastically alter our reality and force immediate change with no regard to present situations or the damage that may be caused from these changes. My life has had its fair share of stormy weather already and though I am only 23 years old the impact these storms have had on my life is immense. My mother has been married five times and because of this I have been forced to live in five different states, sometimes moving two to three times a year within the same state. These “moving marriage” storms really darkened my attitude towards my mother and myself and caused many emotional floods that washed away my self-confidence. My older brother and sister were left behind in one state, my younger brother in another; a household blown apart by a tornado that tore down the power lines that bind a family together. Even now those power lines have been hard to put back in place because of the damage to the foundation of our hearts. I have even survived the lightning strikes of an abusive husband and the turbulent lifestyle this storm entailed, with lost jobs and even more moving all because the storms surrounding my ex-husband were so powerful they drug me in and refused to let me go. It was not until I realized how badly my own personal storms had affected me and gained the knowledge that every storm will eventually pass was I able to make the kind of effort it takes to heal the soul and let the sun, not the storm, lead my life from now on.


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