One day it all came crashing down. I was a shattered heart with a strong mind, gathering the remains and fixing things for myself and my mom. Coming from a broken home, it’s a totally different drill. You’re not getting the love from the...
Stories
Every woman and every girl inspires us. We are deeply grateful to those who have shared their stories about breakthroughs in their lives, the ways in which they have overcome fears, beliefs, or events that once kept them from connecting with their inner strength and recognizing their amazingness. Some of these stories are stories of pain and how a women or girl triumphed over it. As you read these stories, rather than focusing on the pain, choose to focus instead on the triumph and the ways that others have overcome what may once have seemed impossible to overcome. Let's celebrate their triumphs!
I became epileptic 2004. I was ashamed of my Epilepsy for years. l often compare myself to my sisters. Why am I epileptic yet they are normal? It’s unfair. Only my close and I trust friends know my Epilepsy. 2017 I started my Childcare...
Everyone knows that oneday everything will be fine no matters what happened and I just thought that why the people cant handle there situation. it is easy for everyone to get rid of any problem so easily , thought that if i was in there place...
Whenever life sometimes makes us feel discouraged, we should be encouraged by the simple fact that we have the power to change our situation. Recently I wrote a poem that allowed me to see that the obstacle in my life that I was facing was...
Trigger warning: Before reading this post, please be aware that it includes references to childhood rape. My name is Zoe van Zyl. Life has been a struggle, and in the last year I have started coming to terms with it. Now I have begun to share...
I sold my horse a little over 3 years ago and within a year after I sold her she was sold 4 different times. The people would not tell me who they sold her to and I was devastated because I just wanted to make sure she was in good hands, which...
My story is based on me faced with a difficult situation and through having faith in God used it and witnessed God pulled me through The power of having faith is truly important to helpIng each and everyone of us to overcome, life’s...
Let me take you back in time dear reader and tell you about something I haven’t told anyone for many a long year. Don’t panic though – it’s not a terrible story, just a bit of history that I want to share with you. We have to go...
I was 14 when I met him. I went to youth not to learn but to have fun. My friend Michelle introduced me to a guy. His name is Daniel. Daniel was almost the same height as me. He’s Filipino but light skin. At first, I thought okay okay, we...
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