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I woke up happy.

By Natalie Nichole SilvestriPublished 3 years ago 1 min read

You simply cannot buy the kind of glee that comes from overcoming extreme hardships. It’s a joy known only by those who have traversed the lands of the dead. A connection that can only be found between those few, special people who know what it is to truly suffer and make it to the other side, heart fully in tact, brighter & stronger.

Sometimes I’ll feel like it wasn’t worth it, that if I had the option to do it all again, I’d pass.

But then sometimes I feel like I’d do it all again in a heartbeat, without a doubt, in the blink of an eye. Sometimes I feel like I’m the luckiest person in the world. Sometimes I feel like no one else has it as good as me.

inspirational

About the Creator

Natalie Nichole Silvestri

We are what we believe we are— C. S. Lewis

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