I know it has been awhile since I have actually sat down and been able to blog or empower or even encourage another survivor of sexual trauma. However as I sit here I am actually in need of encouraging myself...so what do I do? I go to blogging. I have a lot on my mind and that in turn reminds me that so many victims are going through so much more as they try to deal with the agony and defeat of the aftermath of sexual trauma.
I sit her and realize that although I maybe experiencing a little frustration that I can remember the pain that I once endured. I remember the feeling of hopelessness, distress, pain, alone, distraught and so much more. Yet I sit here alive and healed and I think you know what...it's all a way of thinking and how I choose to deal with it. Sexual trauma did not break me and I am pretty sure that the issues I deal with now has no dominion over me as I am sure that nothing was greater at breaking you than sexual assault. Yet I live because I was able to rise!
I am able to rise because I have to continuously recognize the great power that lies within and that same power lies within all of us. We all have the opportunity or choice to rise above our circumstances whether mentally, physically or spiritually. Therefore I choose to stay above all that comes up against me and I challenge you to do the same.
You are still here and you are still standing. Please allow your mind to break away from those chains that try to defeat you. Allow your mind to envision you not only soaring above your situations but to be able to passionately help others learn how to fly. Remove yourself from the fear that is crippling you and tricking you into thinking that you are handicapped when indeed you are strong and whole and have enough wing beneath your wings to not only allow you to take flight but to encourage to do the same.
Lavinia Speaks
