I have always doubted my strength, never knowing truly how powerful I am

Finding someone to love me has always been important to me, since I was a teen

To find the love that my parents have had for so many years

So many times I feel like I may be close, their true colors are shown and I see how powerful I am on my own

Never realizing that I needed to love myself first, it always ended in hurt, tears and anger

The men who loved me caused me emotional distress, part of me felt like I died

At the time I needed love from someone to make me feel like I was worthy of theirs

For so long, I was ripped apart, brought down, leaving me with no self confidence

I now realize that I do not need that, as someone loving me is not what is important

I see how powerful I am on my own, slowly finding myself, my worth, my confidence, my self love

A man loving me was not going to make me happy, I need to find the person I had forgotten 

The person who missed moments with her children, memories that I can’t get back

Looking back, I am blessed that I finally was able to physically leave the relationships

Mentally I am slowly, and I mean very slowly, rebuilding myself, to be strong and confident

The obstacles I have already overcome to get this far, has proven just how hard I will work

My daughters are my why, the reason I work so hard to become the person I know I want to be

They calm me, relax me, bring me back to reality, but they also make me work harder

Those two beautiful girls deserve the world and I am the only one that can hand that to them

Disappointmens they have been handed at such young ages disgusts me, the lies will come out

A man will never bring me complete happiness, I must be the one that creates this

Happiness comes from within, and I realize now that men can sometimes complicate it

I can not make excuses for anyone anymore, I no longer want this and neither do my girls

Our life is simple, chill, non-dramatic and we will do anything to keep it this way

Anyone choosing to disrupt this calm, will be asked nicely to exit, our space wants no negativity

Anyone willing to accept our calm, can still be included just understand how we are

I need happiness, my girls need happiness and they now see how powerful I am on my own

Stress levels can get high, but once we enter our home they level out, home is our happy place

As long as people understand this, people will understand me, understand my girls, our life

As hard as it sounds, a man will not give me self confidence or self worth, only I can

To finally understand this is rather amazing, I must say, as I have never felt so sure

Life can be complicated but life can also be exhilarating, when you have amazing people in it

You can get through any issue, any stressor; you can laugh, you can smile

As long as you have strength, confidence and you know your worth, life can be grand

I will not allow anyone to take those from me, I see how powerful I am on my own