survivor – Sereniti Sparkles

God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change

Courage to change the things I can

and the Wisdom to know the difference…

This is the most simple and rewarding path to true inner peace.

We often go through hardships that we feel overtake our soul. They are so painful that we can’t find a way through. Usually the pain is in sync with so many other feelings, such as love, disappointment, fear, anxiety, and sadness. When we feel this type of pain, it can be almost too unbearable for us. Days can go by that you sit in this dark place. There is no light at the end of the tunnel and you can’t imagine a day without this pain.

This is when I turn to the words listed at the beginning.

God Grant me the serenity to ACCEPT the things I cannot change. This is most valuable. There are external factors to your experience on earth. That be, the feelings of others, the actions of others, environmental circumstance, economic loss, among many others. These are things that we have to accept. It is just the way it is, but how can you make a difference for your life. How can you become better, despite the circumstance. Baby Steps…

Courage to change the things I can. Courage is a word so powerful in its sound that it lifts us. What is courage? Courage can mean extreme change, control, or thoughtfulness no matter the circumstance. Courage is walking through the fire because you believe happiness is to come again.

And, WISDOM to know the difference. Be wise with your choices. Accept when you can’t change something and move on. Walk through the fire if you know that you will be lifted because of it. Always, be wise, listen to your inner voice. It is the voice that guides us all.

This blog post is dedicated to my daughter, Sereniti. Mommy has always got you, in this life and forever.

If you haven’t had to fall, then you can’t possibly understand what low means. What it means to begin with nothing or to lose everything. To have never felt indescribable pain, you are unable to feel true peace.

Many that fall, however, will never get back up. Many will lie down and let the world fall down upon them. Then, there will be some, survivors.

A survivor is one of the most powerful and influential people ever known. Not by their wealth in property or material, but by the wealth of their spirit. They will captivate your circle as they speak through their eyes.

A survivor will have a sparkle, that others cannot generate. Not because they didn’t have the chance to be the survivor, but they allowed hopelessness to bleed into the deepest parts of their soul.

Hope, Redemption, and Love are vital to every survivor. Because without those, they too would be drowning in the vault of emptiness.

When you have a survivor in your life, their number one goal is to influence others. To drive away despair with the energy they have come to know in their fight.

A survivor has hope, beyond your imagination. They have been to the darkest places in their lives, found a way to rise up, and smile to light up a room. They use their pain to give other’s appreciation and humility.

A survivor won’t give up on themselves or the rest of the world. They will believe in redemption and reclamation of the young child they once were. They will remember the innocence, focus on that, and heal.

Most of all, the survivor will give love. The feeling of their energy will make you feel lifted. Without a word, they can speak to your heart. Their experiences will allow you a space to comprehend what it truly means to pick yourself back up.

A survivor, gives.

I am a SURVIVOR.

I learned to accept and respect all of it, take something good out of it, and I chose to rise above it. I chose to give my deepest emotions. It’s the reason I still believe.

This world is not walking all over me, I am walking. I am not a victim of circumstance, I am a survivor and teacher. Life doesn’t happen to you, you happen to it.

We all have the opportunity to overcome, but we all can’t remember how we began in this place called earth. Can You?