Even when I was at my worst the real me would fight through. I was always quick to laugh, quick to love, quick to help. My beginning was no joy. As an infant I dealt with more pain and trauma than more adults ever deal with in a lifetime. I shined as a child, and was praised and encouraged, but that was my down fall. When the people you love spend a young persons lifetime telling you how great you are, how easy it was going to be for you to succeed. It was truly devastating when at my peak, a pivotal moment in my life it all came crashing down. And those that had spent so many years telling how great I was abandoned me when I needed them most. Potential became a dirty word. Yes I’m not where anywhere anybody thought I would be at this age, but I’ve dragged myself from the muck of rock bottom more than once, more than twice, more than anyone should have to. I may not look like much from the outside but I’ve accomplished things that drag most into a bottomless pit in the blink of an eye to never escape. It’s been hard,...