Life is beautiful, but you don’t have a clue. To comprehend the depth of life is to discover a new appreciation for it. To use that to be grateful for the life you have is to develop a sense of gratitude not yours before.

I realised I was keeping my old wounds fresh for a trial that would never come — that was stealing my life more than my trauma ever did.

I’ll forever mourn the person I could have been if I hadn’t gone through what I did at such a young age. But, I also know I wouldn’t be the same person, with the same heart, the same compassion, the same understanding, and the same drive and motivation if I hadn’t.