Happy Monday!! I hope that your weekend was wonderful! The weather here in Toronto has been AH-mazing!! 25-30degrees Celsius is my kind of weather!!
I figured, that now that I have come to the end of my medical struggles here on the blog, that it was time to shift the focus and direction on here a little. Instead of documenting what had happened, I thought that I would show you why this part of my story is important to a fashion blog.
Because life. Life happens and it isn’t always easy. Sometimes it sucks the big one. While in the moment it might not seem like it, you can definitely survive what’s next. Why? Because you have survived everything that life has thrown at you so far.
Surviving What’s Next
Before my accident, I never would have imagined that I could go through something like this and come out the other side. But I did. I always thought that I would be a mess if I was even in an accident, or even if I saw one. I definitely did not give myself enough credit.
Now though, when something comes up that worries me I remind myself that I have been through much worse. Like much worse. When I was getting ready for my second, third and fourth neurosurgeries, I reminded myself that I came through the first one just fine. With that one I had just coded so if I could come through surgery in that state than I would be just fine with the other surgeries.
Knowing that I have gone through some difficult and challenging things in the past and have come through them helps me to remember that I can also get through what is next. I still have regular mental conversations with myself when I am faced with something that makes me nervous. “Brain surgery is no big deal, but this makes you scared/nervous/afraid/etc?” It usually works.
I know that not everyone reading this will have gone through a surgery before, but I think it is pretty safe to say that we have all gone through some challenges. I’m sure right now you can think of something that you have gone through in the past that was crazy challenging and stressful. Or maybe you’re going through it right now and are thinking to yourself “How will I ever get through this?” While it might not seem like it right now, you will get through whatever life throws your way. And this challenge will prepare you for the next one and the next one.
It’s like that saying: “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. Because it does. Every day that you face the challenges and struggles that are in your path and keep going helps you for the next time.
This isn’t to say that they will get easier. They probably won’t. Some challenges will be harder than others and they might make you feel like you won’t survive it. You will though, always remember, you got this!
Charlene xoxo
