"And so I grow like a flower, out of the dirt and in to the sun"

I would like to thank those people in my life that have supported me, helped me grow, and strengthen. You see, without people like you I wouldn’t be half of the person that I am today. At one stage in my life you accepted me, taught me how to laugh again and slowly but surely you helped to piece me back together again.

I spent so many years of my life broken and wondering what my purpose was. I was so young and I didn’t see a path for me in life – I didn’t see a future. I was this timid little girl with a shattered heart. With my confidence in tatters I didn’t want to go on. But, you helped me to see that there was a reason for me to breathe, that there has always been a reason for me to breathe. That even when I couldn’t see it, there was a path for me. The path was just overgrown to a point of oblivion.

Over the years though, you helped me cut back the overgrown mess of a life I was leading. You helped me to see that if I looked hard enough through the overgrowth, there was light – with that light I saw hope.

That’s when I decided to show the inner strength that I possessed. That’s when I changed my life. You let me see that I was worthy of all the things I was told I once wasn’t; you let me feel like me, courageous, contented and beautiful.

You might not know who you are, or maybe think that you didn’t change my life as much as you actually did. You did though, you let me see past the past. You are part of the reason that my new chapter is about to begin.

You may not always be a part of my life. Trust me when I say though, you left the greatest imprint on my heart, and for that I could never forget you.