Curve Balls

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Life has a funny way of throwing you some hefty curve balls, let's be real here.

One thing I have learned within this process of healing, is that sometimes... things are just not going to work out the way how you had thought or planned them out to, and that's actually okay! I had a dear friend remind me that no matter how long or hard you try to fight it, you are not and will never be as strong as God or His plan for you. Ever. Isn't that such a blessing, though? To know that no matter what you do, no matter how many times you fall down or stumble, you will never be able to disrupt God's plans for your life!

As painful as it may be to have people or things that you loved so deeply at one point taken out of your life, the hard pill to swallow is that sometimes, God places people in your life for just a small season and the reasoning behind why this is the case might not even be for you...the lesson learned might have been something for them. But, at the end of it all, I think the best thing to realize is that you did love and were able to love as deeply as you had and I think that is such a beautiful thing.

After being a part of something like that for such a long time, and have it end so abruptly, it was difficult to hop back into the flow of everyday life. Or at least it was for me! I truly believe that when God takes one thing out of your life, He replaces it with something so much better than you ever could have imagined. During this time of healing that I was going through, I felt secluded and alone for months and months, and then I was blessed with so many new people in my life, so many new friends that I consider family. I went from feeling alone to being surrounded by so many like minded individuals that make me laugh everyday and only add onto the happiness that I feel now with my life and with myself.

Meeting new friends and putting yourself far beyond the comfort zone that you created in order to really learn new things about yourself is one of the BEST things to do during a time in your life like this! Do things that make YOU happy. Things that maybe you haven't done in a while? Do things that are going to benefit you.

Look at this new season of your life as something positive! Something to look forward to :) There will always be room for growth, new friends, and new adventures! Start looking at things in the NOW and stay hopeful for your future!

Don't forget to thank God when everything's going right in your life just as much as you did when things were going wrong, and as always...Stay radiant!

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