I freaking hate those questions. How am I suppose to sum up ALL of me into 3 words? How can I answer the question without making myself a basic cliche or just plain vanilla?
The typical thought process for me when I have been asked:
- Well, I don't like to be generic & do things in my own way and time, so I must be creative
- I like to be nice to everyone I meet, so I must be nice
- I like to get shit done- move forward and make change, so I must be determined
All the above qualities of myself are all great.... but overall, the 3 words, creative, nice and determined, don't quite answer the question for me. When giving these traits, I feel like there is something missing & I am justifying the use of each word with , "I must be..."
Well universe, you have helped me figure out 1 word that I know describes me. A word that I 100% would want written on my gravestone:
I am freaking Resilient
How do I know, you may ask?
How I know.... My shit is going wrong right now, all sorts of wrong. But, I also really think that when shit goes wrong, sometimes, it turns out to be exactly right. My 29th year of life is turning out to be the most transformative, soul wrenching and reinvigorating year of my life... and its only been about a month since I turned 29.
I am on the cusp of an adventure, possibly a grand one, possibly a dull one, but an adventure never the less.
I'll leave you with this for now.....
The women I love and admire for their strength and grace did not get that way because shit worked out. They got that way because shit went wrong and they handled it. They handled it a thousand different ways on a thousand different days, but they handled it. Those women are my superheroes.
- Elizabeth Gilbert
Peace, love, re-energizing,
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