5Resilience

  

Life has crashed down on me at times—heavy, crushing, hard to rise from.

I am resilient. Not in a loud, dramatic way — but in a quiet, enduring way. I bend, maybe even fall, but I don’t stay there. I have developed perseverance with the knowledge that hard seasons pass.

When life came crashing down — and it did —I felt it deeply. Heavy seasons that made it hard to get up came, but I have always been  lifted up. First by my mother — her love all-encompassing, protective, rescuing, giving me a foundation of safety so strong that even when life shook, I knew what love felt like.

Then I grew into my own strength. I learned to stand up for myself. To rely on myself. To carry my own weight.

My  biggest turning point was meeting Rich. Not just finding a partner, but someone who wanted to live our best lives. Learning TM together gave us a tool to become our best selves.

When Transcendental Meditation entered my life — and it wasn’t just a practice. It was a shift in consciousness. A grounding. A centering. The moment where the little girl matured into a woman who understands that peace is not out there somewhere — it’s within.

I am resilient joy.

Raised in encompassing Love.

Tempered by heavy seasons.

Strengthened by self-reliance.

Awakened through partnership.

Rooted in stillness

Overflowing with Love..

 instead of hardening, I deepened.