I am Unbreakable

Broken.

Beaten.

Sobbing.

Strong arms wrapped around me.

A voice whispered in my ear.

"You are strong."

"You are fierce."

"You are a warrior!"

In that moment I knew. I was not broken.

I was unbreakable.

Maybe the point isn't to get out, to run away from the pain and the fear and the  anger. Maybe you're supposed to sit with it, wallow in it. Maybe you're supposed to find a way to be comfortable with uncertainty and, even when it's hard, even when it hurts, choose love anyways.

Let go of the way you wanted others to treat you.  Let go of the expectations of what your life was supposed to look like and the way people were supposed to love you. 

Let go of expectations and show up with an open heart again and again.  

Be okay with your heart breaking as much as you're okay with your heart overflowing with love. They are two halves of a whole.

Life hurts and it's hard. It's ugly and messy. It's also outrageously beautiful. Don't get attached to either.

Today your heart hurts. Accept it.

Tomorrow your heart will be full of joy. Accept it.

The next day you will experience something else. Accept that too.

You are not entitled to peace or joy.

You are entitled to life, with all its messy challenges and glory.  Accept it.

When you can flow with the ups and downs of life, then you too will be unbreakable.