When you get there, you won’t remember the easy; you will remember the hard

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲; 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝.

You will remember every failure, heartache, and tears—even the sleepless nights you spent trying your best to understand and accept the inevitable.

You will remember seeing yourself on your knees—defeated, afraid, and hopeless because you see the end of the road unfolding right before you, way before it all even began.

You will remember how often you’ve knocked on doors asking for a chance at an opportunity, yet being shut way more than you could ever count.

You will remember the outright “nos” that shattered you and your dreams and the almost “yeses” that, until now, you’re still finding the acceptable answer as to why it wasn’t given.

You will remember how it felt to be betrayed by someone you trust and love, and you will also remember how you self-sabotage your own healing and success.

You will remember it all—as if it happened yesterday…

Yet, you’re here—humbled by all your failures and realizing that—if it were 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲, you would never be this grateful for what and who you’ve become. 

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