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Who I Am

By Zura | April 24, 2008

I do not define myself by how many roadblocks have appeared in my path.
I define myself by the courage I’ve found to forge new roads.
I do not define myself by how many disappointments I’ve faced.
I define myself by the forgiveness and the faith I have found to begin again.
I do not define myself by how long a relationship lasted.
I define myself by how much I have loved, and been willing to love again.
I do not define myself by how many times I have been knocked down.
I define myself by how many times I have struggled to my feet.
I am not my pain.
I am not my past.
I am that which has emerged from the fire.
~Unknown

Topics: Reflection |

6 Responses to “Who I Am”

  1. Luna Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 10:13 am

    I love this, I am soooo stealing it! :-)

    love you Zura!

  2. Hanna Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    Amen to that sista!

  3. holly Says:
    April 25th, 2008 at 5:10 pm

    This is such a welcome message. Thanks for posting it.

  4. Zura Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    Steal away, my love. I stole it too :)

  5. Zura Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 1:43 pm

    Hanna, I always love to see that you’ve been by. Thanks for leaving a comment.

  6. Zura Says:
    April 26th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Glad you liked this, Holly. It was a welcome message for me, too.

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