Starting over

Starting over isn’t always a pristine portrait of normalcy. Sometimes it’s looking at four empty walls because your spouse chose that other person over you. Sometimes it’s handing back the keys to your place of employment because you’ve been replaced. Sometimes it’s being told, “You’ll never have children naturally because you have ovary cancer”. Sometimes it’s filing bankruptcy because it’s your only option. Sometimes it’s leaving your home and everything you’ve ever known because if you don’t, then you know you’ll fall back into those same toxic substance abuse habits. Starting over can be one of the hardest things you’ve ever had to do, but starting over is only the beginning. Each new day after holds the possibilities of a better tomorrow. Whether life forced you to start over, or you’ve taken that crucial step yourself, you’re only one step away from a better life.