I want to applaud your courage in sharing this harrowing yet also healing story. I especially feel this is your loving warrior-mantra:
"I am kind of in awe of myself. I like the person I’ve become. I am hopeful for a better future in spite of everything I’ve experienced. I do experience joy. I haven’t given up. I’m a person who is full of love and I inspire myself to keep trying. I don't want the main message to be that I'm resilient and inspiring because I do not want to say in any way that abuse is tolerable. I’d rather we try to stop people from abusing others than praise those for surviving abuse, but I'm glad I broke the illusion for myself we can multitask by both praising victims and working to stop people from being victimized. And well, if I can inspire anyone else you shatter the distortions of abuse that tell us we aren't worthy of dignity and respect, I'll accept that."
I want to applaud your courage in sharing this harrowing yet also healing story. I especially feel this is your loving warrior-mantra:
"I am kind of in awe of myself. I like the person I’ve become. I am hopeful for a better future in spite of everything I’ve experienced. I do experience joy. I haven’t given up. I’m a person who is full of love and I inspire myself to keep trying. I don't want the main message to be that I'm resilient and inspiring because I do not want to say in any way that abuse is tolerable. I’d rather we try to stop people from abusing others than praise those for surviving abuse, but I'm glad I broke the illusion for myself we can multitask by both praising victims and working to stop people from being victimized. And well, if I can inspire anyone else you shatter the distortions of abuse that tell us we aren't worthy of dignity and respect, I'll accept that."
Thank you, Anna ❤️