Life's Obstacles

When I think of the past year of my life, I often think of the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade," because, frankly, life has given me more than my fair share of lemons, but I have learned how to make lemon drops! I'm sure I have groves of lemon trees and brought allot of it on myself. Those of you who know me well in real life have heard me say that I have felt like I was rowing a tanker with a toothpick for the past year.

I knew I had to keep rowing even though I felt like the tanker was going nowhere. If I stopped rowing I would sink. So row I did.Slowly I started noticing progress, but I had so many miles to go. The journey was costly, frustrating, tiring, and full of some of the most difficult challenges I have ever faced in my life.But I want to tell you something. You have to keep rowing, and you have to believe you are moving forward even when it doesn't feel like you're making any progress.I am so close to the end of this journey.

I can see the port in the distance. Somehow I survived some life experiences that would have crushed most people. My friends often tell me they can't believe how strong I am, how I persevere, and how I somehow remain optimistic. I am an over achiever and very competitive with myself. Failure is not an option when so much life is at stake, but sometimes things just don’t work out.

You can't make someone love you but somehow I feel like a superhero that has spent the year in some alternate universe slaying dragons, demons, and all of my self made arch nemeses. I've been battered and battle weary, but I came out a stronger, more confident person.The obstacles, the economy, and my breakups forced me to change my perspective on almost everything in my life. You appreciate life so much more when you've been down to the very bottom and had to fight your way back up to the light. You really do.

Julie row the boat ashore.......