I fell, I lost, I suffered loss, I splashed in muddy water but, I never stopped swimming, never stopped hoping, never stopped fighting. Life has a way of picking you up and throwing you around like tornados uprooting trees and blowing house to the ground but how you get up and go on after the storm is a choice you make. I have chose to make the best of the worst and use it as step stones to a better life better me better outlook on life. I have chose to tackle the mountain with a smile on my face. Today I look back with gratitude for where I was, I am thankful for the time life tornados have uprooted me because, thanks to that tornado, I have learned how strong I am and what I am capable of. Thanks to the most difficult time in my life, I developed into who I am today with heaps of willpower and discipline that I did not realize is possible. In a short time from now I will be standing right on top of that mountain and a flag of victory will be with me there. It makes me incredibly grateful to know I made it on my own but also with the encouragement of people who think and feel and do as I do but I did. This is cause for great gratitude.