"What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?"
In my eyes
the best things to happen to me
are also the worst things to happen to me
because they are what made me grow.
They are what changed me and made me who I am.
Going to fucking Disneyland doesn't change you as a person.
No.
But you know what does change you?
Terrible things.
Terrible shit changes you.
Think about it sweetheart.
Every single bad thing that you go through will change you as a person
to some capacity.
And every time it happens
there will always
always be a positive aspect to it.
Losing my brother is still one of the most horrible experiences my young mind has ever had to go through.
But
in a very odd way
you can look at things like that in a positive light.
It takes a special kind of mind
and a special kind of heart
to be able to see the good in the bad.
Having someone in your family die will change you as a human.
Makes you appreciate life
and how quickly it can slip through your fingertips.
Makes you not take those around you for granted.
You do not have to look at bad situations as bad things.
Break yourself out of that mindset.
Break yourself out of what is normal and easy.
Because you cannot control all the bad that happens.
But
you can control how you choose to deal with it
and how it will continue to affect your vibrant life on this beautiful planet.
You are in complete control.
You.
It is all up
to you.
-C.D.
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