15 Years For One Day

Today I happened to glimpse through a dusty window and saw a present world I had known and occupied during my past. It was so strange, that my first reaction was be flooded with relief. To be so grateful I no longer reminisce on pursuing that feeling of discomfort I had familiarized myself with and always embraced and normalized, existing in a constant state of disarray during my time spent in that place. I mean, my current self is far from the woman I will forever strive in my pursuit to be, I never thought I would say this and I know my 16 year old self is giving me a death stare right now, but striving to become a woman more like the mother I was so beyond lucky to have to act as an example for me..Even if I have been painfully slow on the uptake up until now. Today I surprised myself that without hesitation I turned and gladly walked away from the girl set beneath that dusty glass that holds the memory of my past existence and those souls still trapped within that space and time. I hope that all those who feel like they are a stranger stuck in a place that should be left in their past, find the strength to embrace the discomfort that comes with your decision to start walking toward the possibility of a better present future. It's not Mother's Day, or someone's birthday, or any day worth celebrating. But for me, today was simply just a very good day.