Your Past

​We’ve probably all heard the saying “dont let your past define you” that saying is b.s. Its YOUR past, own it and learn from it. I truly believe that every little detail in life leads us to where we are at the present. I know there are many people who have had it way worse than me but there are many more who have no idea what kind of dark lonely places i have seen in my life. If the miles of tough roads that I’ve drug myself through is what led me to this cute little house with my beautiful wife and these two beautiful kids in it then I owe many thanks to my past.  It makes us who we are and if you are proud of who you are today then it was worth it. The greatest personalities are forged in the fires of adversity. Don’t be ashamed of your hard times but instead wear it like a badge of honor. There are few things in life that no one can take from you. Your past is one of those things. More specifically, living through the hard times and beating them. Seeing the unmentionable, experiencing the unthinkable and being able to stand up and say “I won! I didn’t let it break me!” No one can rob you of that. There was a time I lived in a storage building with no running water. It was a low point in life for sure. I never once asked “why me?” I never let it get me down. Instead i leaned on my faith and the only thing my dad left me, a ridiculous work ethic. I worked three jobs until I got myself out of that situatiom. I got MY life back where I wanted it to be because I worked for it.  It is one of the things I’m most proud of and I never have to give that up and no one else can take it from me. So kudos to your past, it may very well be what defines you after all.