I’ve Learned So Much

One thing I have learned from reading is that even in the happiest stories are bad things happen and in the saddest stories you read there is always some happiness. This taught me that even in dark moements there will be light.

The story that impacted my life the most is A Child Called It by David Peltzer.He went through some of the most horrible things that I can imagine. It was heart wrenching and painful and impacted my life in multiple ways. The first was that I wanted to help children in some capacity. I want to be someone's gardian angel.I want to be the person that doesn't look away and will believe in them.

The second thing I realized was that my life wasn't and isn't that bad. I looke back and realize that it could be worse and has changed how I look at everything. Yes things happen to me and everyone, but what happens to me is not what makes me. What makes me is how I decide to respond. There is always a way out. That is not to say that I don't occasionally experience self pitty but after I figure out a way out of it. I refuse to be defined by circumstances.I will over come and be more.David Peltzer suffered more than I can imagine, but did not let it define him. I followed his journey of recovery and redemption. He took back his name and became more. than his trauma. I know that if he overcame that trauma, that I can overcome anything that happens to me. When I tell my story I now tell it as a story of over coming and growth.I acknowledge that bad is part of my story, but the real story is what happened after the bad.