I am Strong!!!
Sometimes I wonder if I should revisit ancient memories in my life, not because of oh no the historical pain or discomforting moments, merely because how could I have been so dim-witted. So I shall get out the shovel and dig up past chronicles of my life, all raw and uncut, the moments that gutted me, the anchor I had to carry for years that I wouldn't wish on my worst adversaries. Nevertheless, the mess I went through gave me a message; the tests I went through gave me a testimony. It is why I always try to not condemn others, if you have never walked a day in their shoes then you have no understanding of the decisions they made or the burdens they carried.
And now I shall begin. The first time I was cheated on, while it did leave me impaired and had me questioning many things; very quickly I got over it. It was the equivalent of a tropical storm / fender bender, in that my foundation was shaken a modest amount, however I was able to rebuild myself pungently and more enhanced than before filled with new found wisdom and battle scars. Conversely the second time was like a Category 5 Hurricane / Total Write Off, that came out of nowhere with strong winds and gutted me from the inside out, left me a shell of my former self, everything I rebuilt in my life was destroyed and left in ruins, however many many many many valuable lessons were learned in life.
I remember the first time my mother ever met cheater #2 (C#2), later that evening my mother who is very religious told me that she felt something in her spirit and that I should not be in a relationship with this girl. Of course I thought I knew more than my mother and my stubbornness and “you don’t know her like I do” took over. Months went on honeymoon/infatuation stage blah blah blah, Mother tells me how a co-worker at her work told her that she had a dream and I was in it and I was with someone who was literally setting out to destroy his life, someone with a demonic spirit. Now when my mom told me this I fully laughed and thought this was the craziest thing I have ever heard. I have never met this woman in my life; she doesn't know me or C#2 so how is she out there spreading falsified information and slander? So on one side was my mother telling me I should not be with this person, and the other side someone I never met telling my mother I’m with someone who will bring me nothing but pain and destruction to my life, yet all I did is laugh and thought I was way ahead of the game and then…...