Today

I’ve Been There!

I’ve been!

the single mom with 2 babies in diapers scraping by on welfare

I’ve been!

homeless with only a tent as a roof over my head

I’ve been!

at the hospital getting stitches because of a disagreement between the two of us

I’ve been!

bruised and battered!

BUT!

What I’m NOT is STILL THERE!

We have a CHOICE!     

We can live in the misery or we can choose to get out. 

Some get so comfortable they never get out 

I was kinda sorta there for a while. I was scared more then comfortable which I guess just means I was comfortable in dealing with what I was dealing with because I was too scared to make a change

Change is scary I KNOW!

Taking that first step is HUGE! Each step after gets a little easier.

TRUST ME!

Once you’ve taken enough steps, you turn around and look at what all you left behind (hurt, misery, anger, resentment etc) and think

‘how did I let myself get there?

Or ‘how the heck did I make it through that’?

One step at a time my friend, one step at a time.

That one step goes both ways 

Is TODAY your day to make a first step?

Is TODAY the day you look back and say ‘I’ve been there and I made it through’?

note: I woke up this morning with ‘I’ve been there’ running through my head. Crazy really, because today is my 9th anniversary with my best friend Looking back it’s hard to believe it’s been 9 years and yet it seems like a lifetime The life I lead prior is no longer because I chose to make 1 step. And boy am I glad I did