Things I've learned. Season 1. Ep. 3

 CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.

" That was your karma. Accept it and be glad it happened now. Dwell on it but don't stay there for too long." - anonymous

I've always considered myself the kind of person who sees things coming from a mile away. It's the overthinker in me. I always try to see different ways in which a situation can play out and take the route that will least hurt. Not the best way to do things because, sometimes, by playing out a situation you end up ruining the end and instead of having a happy ending, you get a disaster.

This year, Not only did I get myself into trouble with the law, I also got my heart in trouble. LOL! Oh don't roll your eyes, you knew this was coming. ANYWAYS … I have to admit, I was living my best life. But the more the year went on, the more my brain and my heart stopped communicating. I was so caught up in my own world that I broke my heart in the process. This left a bad taste in my mouth. 

See, people enter your life for a reason. Good or bad. And there's always a lesson to be learned. MY lesson though? I didn't acknowledge the stage of life I was in. That stage of my life was called "character development". I was introduced to the person to show me the other side of the coin. It's not always good and dandy it can also be dirty and disheartening. And that's okay. Some things have to break in order to reveal hidden beauty.

At the end, I didn't flinch. It hurt but it didn't shock me. I was actually relieved to say the least. I dealt with the end before the end. And when it was finally time to accept letting go, I did it with no remorse. 

Three things I took away : 

1. When someone shows you who they are, believe them. Do not stay and wait for red flags to become more red for you to decide to leave.

2. Treat people how you want to be treated and remember not to be naïve to everything. 

3. Believe it or not, you can be used in someone's life for character development and Vice Versa.

Dear God, 

It took strength for me to write this. To be this vulnerable. But, I trust your reasons and I thank you for the lesson that you taught me. Protect my heart at all cost. 

Amen.



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