I am...

I am a survivor. I have the patience to wait for good days. I have the willpower to push through. I have the wisdom to not expect and live life like a gentle breeze over my face. I have the calmness while facing adversity - as I have the food on my plate to keep me healthy, the roof over my head to protect me from nature's harshness and humans' dark side, and I have a constant source of income to get all the good things in life. 

I am not lonely. I enjoy solitude. I enjoy the stillness and the strength it gives. I will not feel anger toward people who treated me unfairly despite the kindness I showed. I will not resent my past nor feel restless thinking of a future that may or may not happen, as neither the past nor the future is in my hands now.

What I have is the PRESENT. The PRESENT that I will cherish; the PRESENT that I will go through with equanimity, and the PRESENT that I know is all I have to influence with no expectations.

I am a survivor.

By Anonymous