Breaking the glass and watching the sand pour out...

Looking back, I think of the moments where I just sat in agonizing pain; just waiting for it to pass. Praying for time to move faster and hoping that it would ease the pain. But truthfully, you don't even realize the time. It's just one day you realize that you are laughing until you can't breathe as you reign in another year with your best friend, her bf, and your amazing fiance. You're admiring the world's beauty on roadtrips with your fiance. You're having the weirdest conversations and laughing so hard you're crying with your family. And it hits you. It hasn't gone away and the scars still burn into your skin, but you're okay. You're happy. You built yourself back. You rose from the ashes, and, believe it or not, it was all beyond worth it.