After losing my job of 3 yrs, being on unemployment for a year, losing my unemployment benefits and a car, and on top of that not having any income for 4 months, I found myself going through an emotional breakdown. I was worried about how I was going to pay my bills, how I was going to pay my rent, and everything in between. And In good ol’ human fashion, I couldn’t seem to see the light at the end of the tunnel because I was constantly focused on the challenges that seemed to come from every angle.


I had been on interview, after interviewing with no luck. They either refused to pay me what I was worth or they had me waiting forever to start, but my bills couldn’t wait any longer. I was almost on the brink of losing my place and I honestly didn’t know what the hell I was going to do, but I know I was almost on my way to moving the hell out of Gary because I had enough. I was broke and I was broken from this situation and I found myself crying damn near every day because I didn’t know what the outcome would be.


However, one day I told myself I wasn’t going to cry anymore and that this too shall pass. After receiving that disconnection letter from the water company, I couldn’t bring myself to cry about it even though the anxiety grew inside of me. I told myself, I will get myself another job, a car, and look back on this situation from a different lens.


​Today, I have a job that I get to work from home and that pays me well enough to pay my bills and care for myself. I’m no longer faced with homelessness or debt as I am working through all of that. But it took for me to believe that I had what it took to not be down for long and that where I was, I wasn’t going to be there long.


And as I look back over those months where I was too depressed and stressed to realize how far I’ve come and how much I have within me. I see now that all I needed to do was focus, not on where I was in the moment, but on how great I am and how far that will take me if I believe, if I have a little faith, a little patience, and a whole lot of strength.

​Bad times are not meant to break us but build our resiliency to withstand challenges so that we don’t look like what we have been through, especially when we do this shit with Style, Faith, and Grace.

You won’t be where you are for long, but you gotta start believing in who you are and what you possess.

When faced with challenges, what gives you hope that you”ll overcome?
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