The Beauty in Perseverance

By Khadijah

“You gotta be a solider.” “Life is hard but you gotta be harder.”

“Giving up on yourself is never an option.” “It’s a marathon not a sprint.”

These are the words that got me through the toughest times.

I’m sure I popped out the womb ready to persevere through whatever life threw my way. For me, it’s the beauty of making it through tough situations. It’s the finding your strength in the unknown.

I used to question God with questions like “Why me? Why us? Why God?” — until I really started understanding the saying “everything happens for a reason.” It’s a lesson and a blessing in every situation and when that really settled in for me I pushed harder than I ever had before and prevailed through situations that were meant to break me. I stood tall when I could have folded. I became stronger in times when I felt my weakest. The pressure made me a diamond. I’m no Leo but I feel like the king of the jungle. I was always told that life isn’t really about your destination it’s really about your journey and I never really understood until I started to reflect on my journey. Although my journey hasn’t always been the best it’s made me the woman I am today.

To reveal to the world what I have in store, for my journey to come to the light I pray I’m able to inspire someone who’s life was set up for them to find their true self in their perseverance. There’s a point in life where you have to make a decision. I can either wallow in my sorrow or I can take those situations and use them as my motivation and driving force to keep going. Every morning I wake up and I keep going. It’s the best decision I’ve made for myself!