Day 9

 Day 9

Pain is a motivator. Every time you get knocked down, you come back stronger. Hurtful words resonate through the walls of the mind, but their echoes are daily forces that drive you to be better. Humans will always remember that one thing that was said to them when they were young that hurt them. That one phrase that might’ve destroyed you at the time will stick with you forever. Something that somebody said that might’ve been such a small, passive comment, but you remember it. Why? Because it hurt you. It was painful. It made you sad. Or angry. Or self-conscious. It happens to everyone. There are plenty of examples of this for me. Many of them killed my confidence growing up. But that pain that I faced now is what drives me today. I let those words linger in my mind so I can get through each day. Not to dwell on the pain I felt, but to inspire me. To spark that fire inside me that makes me want to be the best. I could let those words bury me til I’m six feet under but instead I choose to let them ignite that energy inside me that makes me a better person everyday. Choose how you let things affect you. Embrace your insecurities and let them make you better. The only voice that should matter is the one coming from your own thoughts. Let them say what they want, they are only adding kindling to the fire. 


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