Resilient One,

I know you have a story! One that’s filled with ups and downs, with twists and turns. Perhaps you’ve been told to shed your story, to create a new one. Perhaps you’ve been told to forget your old story, to move onto the next.

But allow me to share some powerful truth.

You denying that story keeps you safe. You owning it? That keeps you rising. It’s time now to accept, witness and own all that you go through, as it grows you.

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not
be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats,
so you can know who you are, what you can rise from,
how you can still come out of it.
— MAYA ANGELOU