Everyone's lives vary from person to person based on the situations life has handed them. Whether they be good or bad, growing from them can help pave the way to a bigger and brighter future. My life has been filled with extraneous events that have affected my every day life, and has held me back from a lot of opportunities that could've impacted my future. As of today, I am starting my way down this road to recovery by leaving the major events that have occurred in my life where they should've been all along; in the past. I am on my way to a brighter future.

Family is supposed to be one of the biggest supporting factors in life and shape you into becoming the best version of a person one can be of themselves. This was not the case for me, and possibly a lot of other people. Family drama and events held me back from experiencing a normal childhood and the stereotypical family image which caused me to give up a lot of things in life. I held onto everything that had happened to me and let it control me into what I could and couldn't do with my life, and eventually became filled with such a strong surge of sadness that when any good opportunity presented itself to me, I felt like I was nowhere good enough to take the chance to pursue it. I felt useless to everything and decided to change my mindset to not let my past shape who I am today and take every opportunity that's presented to me.

As of now, I have made successful changes in my life that are bettering my future more and more every day. With these successful changes, I am also starting to feel better about myself as a person. I believe this is the start to a true road to recovery, and it is possible for anyone who wants to better themselves. It begins by taking the risk to change your attitude and mindset in a way that seems almost impossible. Trust me, everything that may seem impossible is always possible at the end of the day.