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Heartbreak Shapes Who You Are

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Heartbreak Shapes Who You Are
Samantha Sonnenberg

In life, we encounter many heartbreaks. I’m not just saying the heartbreak of a relationship. No, life is filled with heart breaks everywhere we look. From the rejection from our dream job, school, internship. From the death of a family member, classmate, friend. From the devastating health issues one may face or see a family or friend go through. From watching the violence of our society on a daily basis. From an obstacle making its occurrence on your path in life. And yeah the normal heartbreak of not being with someone you loved. All of it is a heartbreak and those heartbreaks shape you and make you someone you are proud to be.

In all honesty, where would we be without all of that hurt. Because some how, whatever it is, it may be in the past now. And you were able to get past that heartbreak in your life and move on to the present. Or you can be battling it every single day. But even being able to wake up the next day is a sign that you made it through one more day of this crazy thing we call life. Every obstacle we hit in life, only makes us stronger.

I’ve personally learned that if you push yourself hard enough, you can make it through. And each heartbreak I have encountered helped me learn. When I was very young, my grandma passed away and even at the age of 6, I learned to love more because life is too short and valuable. When another one of my grandma’s past away a few years later I learned that each person I lose will be with me in my heart forever. When I watched a close family member battle a life threatening disease, I learned that a person can be so strong and fight with everything they have. When I faced rejection from my dream job, I learned that it’s not the right time and there’s always something else out there. When my heart broke from being far away from my family I learned that distance makes me appreciate and love them more. When I was rejected by people I came to fall in love with or developed feelings for, I realized I need to love myself and build my own confidence before I can truly love anyone else. When I watched the hatred on the news towards a specific group: ethnic, sexuality, age, etc, I’ve learned that we need more love in this world and I want to be able to spread that.


There’s always something that comes out of heartbreak no matter how little or big it may be. When we get our hearts torn out of our chest and stomped on, the recovery is the true thing that helps us realize who we are. The hardest times is when you realize your true value and what you are capable of. Because it’s not about the obstacles you hit, it’s about how you overcome them that makes you who you are. That feeling that you are the only one in the world that can help yourself. That’s when you do everything you can to pick yourself up, keep pushing forward, and remember who you are. In the darkest of times, we find the light in it all. Life is an adventure and it is not always easy, but everything we do shapes the human being we become for the world to see.
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