Knowing five years later I would be happy and all the work I put in paid off, would be well worth it. I never gave up or gave in. There were bad times but it taught me respect, obianced, guidance and wisdom. Keeping my faith in God, and never losing sight in him, he is the one who got me here. Listening to him and letting him guide me was the best thing I ever did for myself and my future.

When you have good intentions but many will use that for their benefit. When the ending comes they only screwed themselves over. On all sides, is knowing people will bring your name up even if you weren’t part of the situation. Let them talk, because in the end they will regret even mentioning your name. Keep minding your business, in the end you will win

Being an adult is knowing you will have to make tough decisions. Taking accountability is being mature and acting like an adult. No more keeping score is knowing you find the one who is your endgame. No more games, being mistreated, lied to or cheated on. You find the one who is real and keeps it real. They do keep you in check not in a disrespectful way, but it way to let you know the both of you are in it together. There are no half-truths, ifs, ends or buts.

A pedestal is someone who is held above the law or looked up as a role model. This person is looked at like they can't do anything wrong. This person has an ego, and they are arrogant. They could care less about who they hurt or who they push around to get where they want to be. Their actions will catch up to them, and they will regret all the things they did one day. Maybe this person couldn't stay in one relationship, so they went to another one. They would block people and show up later to apologize, but it was too late. You can't treat people like trash and expect to have something good come out of it. Either you respect people and remember the ones who got you here, or you will lose everything and everyone.

The poison ivy on trees is pretty to look at, but dangerous touch. Certain things in our life are pretty to look at, but dangerous to be around. When we stick around those dangerous things they become our focus and we lose what is ahead of us. Toxic people will act nice and put up this fake front so no one knows how they are, but when the mask comes off. The venom of the snake comes out. They pretend to be on your side and be there for you, but all they are doing is using you.

Growing up in Cornelia, Georgia, getting lost in the forest, even though I knew my way home. I miss the hills of Habersham County, the saying my grandfather would say. Having an RV as my playhouse and a tire swing, I miss those days of living out in the country. Going to Helen, Georgia every summer, was a summer I always enjoyed. Now those summers have become memories, which I can share fondly. I hold these memories close to me.

Never be stuck in the past, the person you used to be when you look into the rearview. The rear view represents the past, you need to look forward. All of us made mistakes and we wish we go could back. We could go back and correct those mistakes, but life is full of lessons. The past is behind us for a reason. It was there for a short time and now we are looking towards the future.

Falling in love and having that feeling of warmth, you don't want this feeling to end. You are so in love and you have grown a lot. Being married is a new experience, but it is an experience I enjoy. You are not by yourself no more, the both of you are in this together. The both of you are building a life together. This life may have ups and downs, but you found your loved one. You found your soulmate. You are not soul-searching anymore. This is your happy ever after. Your love story with a happy ending.

3 A.M. being woken up by your cat which is acting strange, you take the warning and head downstairs. When you realize you forget your blanket upstairs. While being upstairs you get the feeling that is telling you get downstairs now! You listen to your intuition and once you get downstairs the weather turns bad to worse. Between the low in the wind you hear a freight train but there is no railroad nearby. You realize it’s a tornado heading your way. You hear something hit the side of the house and something explodes in front of the house. Everything goes dark and you realize you are in the eye of storm. The rain is coming down sideways, your ears are popping and many things are hitting the house. You tell your husband you are afraid to see the damage when the storm blows over because you know it will be bad, not knowing there is more bad news on the horizon. 

Someone who cheated on you, blocked you then ghosted you only to show back up six years later. Going through all social media accounts, like you have nothing better to do.  I  don’t care for lame apology or excuses, I have enough to deal with. I moved on with life and I am happy where I am at in my life. This isn’t the first time this happened, but it will be the last time it happened. I am sick and tired of people showing up thinking it’s water under the bridge like nothing ever happened. You know damn well what you did and just because it’s been six years doesn’t mean I forgot. Don’t get me started on the fact you went behind my back and spoke to my friend. I don’t care if it was nice or bad things you said, it’s the fact you are a coward who couldn’t tell me yourself. You were too scared you face me,  you didn’t want to tell the whole story. So you thought it would be easier to tell my friend and have her tell me how you felt. What messed up logic is that. I have every right to bring this  up and to share how uncomfortable it is that you think it’s okay after six years to show back up like nothing happened. The cold cage attached to my feelings the way I feel uncomfortable and I am tired of repeating myself. When will you get it through your head I have moved on. Stubborn is beyond this point, You chose your path there is no coming back, what part of being stuck in the past do you not understand. When will you leave me alone and going behind my back? I reattached myself from the situation and many who I choose to not be around anymore. Stalking someone is creepy it’s not cool, get a life. I thought you were engaged and happy in your new relationship? What it didn’t workout, you thought the grass was greener on the other side. Well she has nothing to do with you, what makes you think I would have something to do with you? You are a boy who never grew up.