as the end of the year approaches.. i always find myself reflecting more and more. during todays workout i thought about how the month of october is national domestic violence awareness month. but why do we only make this aware for a month? those of us that have been in domestic violence situations remember and live this every day. its been 4 years since I left. I saved my life by getting out. literally. and not one single day goes by that I dont think about all the things he did to me. awareness should be a daily, weekly, monthly and lifelong thing. those who know of loved ones in these situations, please help, love and support them. do not question or deny the situation. just because they stay, doesnt mean it is not that bad Those who are living that secret life, like i did for over 6 years... you are not alone. there is HELP. there is HOPE. and there is LOVE. You are not worthless. You are worth so much more then you realize. The one thing that helped me gain the strength to leave was fitness. My reasons for working out at first arent your typical i love fitness type stuff. When we moved to florida from alaska, I decided to start training for a triathlon. Funny thing... if i was out training, swimming, biking, running, i wasnt at home. I wasnt getting beat or raped. I was safe out in my own little world of training. Once i realized this, i trained as much as i could. And then I started getting confidence back. I started to feel that fresh air of freedom. and I finally left him. Me and my kids finally had our chance at a GREAT life. Now.. fitness is just my passion. I love it. Along with it, i found jiu jitsu. that was a LIFE CHANGING event. i cant even begin to describe all the ways jiu jitsu has saved my life, and my soul. The people ive met. the opportunities to travel and train with so many amazing people. Ive grown so much since I started this journey. But most of all, I found the love for myself. I have found how to push through the stress in life, How to tackle and beat the obstacles i face. More then anything physical that fitness or jiu jitsu brings me, my emotional and mental well being is finally there. I am HAPPY. HEALTHY. and not afraid. I will never be silent again. I will never allow anyone to make me feel worthless. I am worth so much to myself and my kids. I will never stop fighting. #iam1stphorm #1stphorm #legionofboom #survivor #1stphorm4life #neverquit #nofear #stopdomesticviolence #strong 1st Phorm
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 23:12:38 +0000
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