Thankful. . . .

Thank you for being so confused about us that it made me be crystal clear. 

Thank you for being so selfish that some of it rubbed off on me and I've discovered that I, too matter. 

Thank you for being so cruel that I saw who you really are; it makes walking away easier. 

Thank you for being so distant that I remembered I can walk this journey alone. 

Thank you for being so cold that I created my own warmth. 

Thank you for treating me as if I were invisible because it made me show up in more vibrant ways.

Thank you for the broken pieces of you that I cut myself on, for those scars will be tender places I never allow to be ripped open again. 

Thank you for throwing me to the ground, shattering me, for it has allowed me to piece myself together in a truly unique, beautiful way.

Thank you for making me question my self-worth, for now I'm certain I'm worth more than you can afford.

Thank you for abandoning me just when I needed you the most, for its forced me to be my own hero. I'll never rely on another for that ever again. 

Thank you for being the catalyst for the change I've so desperately needed but never realized until you held up that mirror and shined such a bright spotlight on all my flaws. 

Yes, in the end. . . . .I'm thankful for the destruction you brought to my life, for I know that a Phoenix rises from the ashes and that stars are created from what SEEMS like the most destructive force in the universe.