Not Built Overnight

This version of me wasn’t built overnight. This is experience. This is pain. This is insecurities. This is abuse. This is depression. I had to go through things to get to the level I’m at now. --Nick Kyrgios

I love this quote.

I felt a little apprehensive at first, sharing a quote from an athlete. But the work I have put into being the best me possible is no less strenuous.

Once upon a time, I did resent the things from my past. I resented things done to me and I resented things I did to myself.

However, every moment of my life has worked to create who I am today. Every tear shed in joy, sadness or anger has culminated in this moment. Every road I have traveled, every pitstop along the way has driven me to the hill I am currently standing on.

I may not like all of the pieces that make up who I am. They may be ugly or cracked or peeling. But they are my pieces, and they are the support at the center of my being. If those pieces weren’t there I would not be who I am. I could not be the current version of me.

Although there is still work to be done, mountains to climb, and roads to travel, I am proud of me.

I’m getting there.

One step at a time.