I was having a conversation late last night with one of my girls, she was in a bit of a funk. She was also being very hard on herself, so I felt the need to show her that everyone goes through their ups and downs, and its perfectly normal.

While I was reminiscing about all the BS I had been through and how I made it through. I thought of him… My Mr. , who for the past 6 years taught me what love was. See back then, I didn’t love myself, I had the lowest self esteem and the more I didn’t love myself, the more I sought to be loved.  I didn’t understand why I could be in a loving relationship, that’s because I didn’t even have one with myself. He knew this all along, (I am sure) and stood by my side knowing that I needed to grow. I used to think I was in love with him then, I didn’t know what love was, I could barely love myself. I am in love with him today, after years of learning how to love myself.

I don’t think I can ever express to him the overwhelming sense of gratitude I have when I think of him being there beside me through my transitions and growth. Patiently he stood by my side, to teach me so much about myself, most importantly to teach me how to love myself by showing me that I was worth it. He is such a big part of me, and I am writing this for him to know just how much he has helped me. I don’t think I could have done all of this without someone believing in me. I love the man he is and the man he is growing into, I believe in him 100 times over and I really believe that the world is his to conquer.

Be thankful for the people that stand by your side through your transitions and growth. They make the ride worth it.