Nature’s Highlights:

Let us all remember how beautiful nature looked a few months ago, and wait for it to come to life again.

(I can’t stand snow anymore)

Most people startle in fear when they hear the word “trauma”,

But that’s because they haven’t learned to approach it correctly.

Trauma isn’t something to be feared, or hated.

It’s something you can love, and something you can befriend.

All it requires is a perspective shift.

For all my life, I’ve been led to believe that my childhood experiences (or traumas) will never be fixed,

That they will never be solved,

And that you cannot return to the same level of happiness you had before a trauma.

Ever since I’ve been told that, I called bullshit.

How can you give full control over your happiness to something you had no control over?

Whether or not you were traumatized wasn’t your decision, of course not,

But whether or not you let it destroy your life to rubble is.

Remember, you’re the one who’s holding the steering wheel of your life.

Bumps in the road may happen, but you choose how to drive over them. (or by them)

People still say to me, after hearing my story, “I’m sorry for what happened to you.”

And every time, my answer’s always the same: “Well, I’m not. I’m grateful for every single trauma I went through”

Oftentimes, an experience isn’t good or bad because of the experience itself,

But because of what you make of it.

Most of the people that I talk to at the gym share this common story (me included),

All of them started after their girlfriend left them, after someone rejected them, after they couldn’t take it anymore in their lives.

They’d all be “bad” experiences if left alone, but all of them are life-changing because of what we did with them.

That’s the case with every experience we go through in our lives.

For every horrible thing, there’s someone who made it great.

What we don’t realize, however, is that we always have a choice.

We seem to believe we’re at the mercy of some unknown force in the universe, doing whatever the fuck it wants with our lives.

And while I think destiny is real, I believe in a controlled destiny.

The experiences you may go through may be pre-planned, but how you answer to them will always rest in your hands.

So, what are you gonna choose to make of your trauma?

•The event that destroyed your life

•Or the event that saved it

It’s up to you.

So choose carefully.

Thank you for reading this far, you fucking chad.

I hope you had a great week, and I wish you an amazing one ahead.

Also, I want to be more involved in my community.

So if I can ever help you guys with something, anything, just reply to this email, and I will do my best to help.

Love ya guys <3.