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Saturday, July 25, 2015

I refuse

I refused to be defined by things I do not control.
I grew up with a violently alcoholic parent, but I do not think of myself as an adult child of alcoholics.
I was sexually assaulted, but I do not think of myself as a rape victim.
I lost my uterus due to fibroid tumors, but I refuse to think of myself as less of a woman because I can not bear children.
I have been diagnosed with leukemia, but I do not want to define myself by this disease.

I do want to define myself as:
An Alaskan, because I love it here and I chose this place to live.
An Artist, because I use my creativity to make wonderful things.
Intelligent, because I choose to keep my mind active and engaged in learning new things
Loving, because I willingly give my heart to those I choose to love.
Strong, because I do not give up on achieving things that are important to me.
Gentle, because I seek opportunities to understand the fragile and delicate things.
Generous, because when I can I go the extra mile to help someone out.

So as I go through this latest challenge I know I will have emotional ups and downs and there will be difficult days ahead. But I will try to maintain an attitude and definition of myself that  I am not a victim.


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