Smile Through It All

In writing this book, I’ve discovered so many things about myself. These discoveries have helped me to come to the realization that I have to continue learning to love myself in the way I want to be loved by others. They have also helped me to have learned that I cannot keep looking for the kind of love that I desire in others before having learned to love myself.

There’s one love in particular though that I will always desire despite my condition and that is my Big Granny’s love. Big Granny’s love filled a space in my heart that no one else has ever been able to fill. I know that she is in heaven above and I have to continuously embrace her love in the spiritual. I imagine that she would not be happy about some of the ways I’ve chosen to live my life, but I was and sometimes still am a lost soul trying to find my way. It is my hope that Big Granny understands.

I’ve tried many different ways to achieve happiness, but the best way for me is to just be me and let God take over. Ultimately, he knows the desires of our hearts and becoming an Author was one of those desires. In life we all will make mistakes, but if we fail big enough, we will have learned our true measure of resilience and as a result, we will make better decisions.

Love shouldn’t hurt. Instead, love should bring about a positive feeling and be something that is good for you. One day I pray to have a relationship with someone that sees me as a gift from God. I pray and look forward to being in that person’s life to help and to love them as they will help and love me. I have so much love in my heart that is just begging to pour into the right person but in the meantime, I will continue focusing on my purpose, aspirations, and becoming the person God called me to be.

I tell people all the time that my past is what has made me the woman I am today. God has helped me to practice the golden rule; to do unto others as I would have them do unto me. I love life, want to experience life, and I’m no longer afraid of life. I keep reminding myself that everyone doesn’t think or act like me, we’re all different. I understand that sometimes people just need to see that doing it another way can still get you the same results and that is why I chose to tell my story. I am not telling my story to hurt anyone. I am telling my story just to help those who I can help and to connect with those who may have walked or are walking in my shoes.

I am a survivor of domestic violence, I live with Alopecia daily which means that I also deal with the stares that come with being bald, and I live with the fear of ending up with Alzheimer’s just as my father did. Although I deal with negative aspects of having Alopecia, I have received a lot of praise for being brave enough to be able to show my beautiful bald head. It took years to get to this point in my life and now not only am I able to show my head, I am able to share just a portion of my journey in hopes that it will educate, inspire, and empower you.

I see a great future ahead for me. God has gotten me this far in life and I’m sure he’s going to be there every step of the way for the rest of my life and so I refuse to frown. I am choosing over and over again to SMILE THROUGH IT ALL.

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