#resilient

[caleshairtie]

Look at me and tell me this ain't Cale's motto in life lol

[jhennesaisquoi]

Grateful to have my own self, grateful to be able to reparent little me, grateful to be able to hang out with myself. Grateful to have my own place, grateful for being super competent, grateful for yummy food, grateful for hot showers 🥹💕

[chaos-ocd]

Me sometimes lately

[rowanartistsmilefile]

[holy-havoc]

Identify your trauma!

[howifeltabouthim]

What did it take to be perfectly unmoved by the outcome of one's attempts? To have the peace of mind to simply move to the next thing regardless of what had come of your prior efforts?

Brandon Taylor, from Minor Black Figures

[ruminate88]

Rewriting the Script: From Sensory Overload to Sovereign Peace

I know life can bring difficult, hard times, and often we don't want to go through them. There have been so many times in my life where things came up against me and I thought, "There's no way I can do this. I just can't"—and yet, somehow, I got through it.

No one explained to me as a kid that I was neurodivergent or that I had sensory issues. I was afraid of most things that other people were not, and I know my parents couldn't understand me. I was even scared of balloons because when they popped, it shook me every time. I couldn't handle it as a kid, and I'm still not a big fan even now as an adult! lol.

From the struggles I had in school, to being the family caretaker, to the challenge of getting my GED—which I finally got at 19 years old, but it took me two tries to get it!! Learning to drive a car was also hard for me; I was so scared to wreck. Then in 2017, I ended up in the hospital with a 106-degree fever. The first thing they had to do was give me an IV, and I was terrified of needles. I thought for sure I was going to cry in front of the nurse, and I was so embarrassed. I had to spend four days in that hospital, and they stuck me with needles the entire time! I had no choice but to get comfortable with them.

I realize, being neurodivergent, that I do get overwhelmed very easily with life, but sometimes you can't escape certain situations; you have to endure and get through them. In 2020, I dealt with burning in my esophagus and my stomach. I had to starve myself because I couldn't eat, and I randomly lost over 25 pounds within two weeks. That was another scary moment. Then in 2023, I fell outside in my driveway hanging up Christmas lights over my garage door and thought for sure I had broken bones.

Once you have overcome difficult things and start to heal, life begins to actually get a lot easier because you realize that you're more capable than you thought you were. A good day is simply when nothing bad is happening, you're taking it easy, and you don't desire much out of life anymore. I don't need a fancy house, a fancy car, lots of money, or materialistic things. I don't need 100 friends or a ton of entertainment. I entertain myself pretty well, and now I am focused on building trust with myself and the world. I've been doing this slowly and steadily in 2026.

You must realize that by overcoming hard moments, you gain the endurance you need to keep going. You absolutely are a survivor; you are not a victim. You don't give yourself enough credit for all that you've gone through. I know you beat yourself up for the mistakes you've made and for the toxic cycles you were in. I know you're trying to break them—and you can—but it's going to take some time and some willpower.

You have to be patient and gentle with yourself. Be kind to yourself and stop talking down to yourself. Start looking in the mirror and affirming who you are. Rewire your mind by stopping the old script of trauma and starting a new script. It is possible because I’ve been doing it for the past few months. I’ve seen a major change in my mental health, and I’m very pleased. The journey is not easy, but it’s worth it.

Take it one day at a time. ✨✌🏻

3-10-26 at 8:08 a.m.