Water In A Desert

 The desert teaches us what the water is for -Chase Reeves

I have walked many deserts alone. Some of that was of my own choosing and some of that was because I placed myself there and only I could get myself out. I know that our lives go in cycles and if I choose direct my attention towards it, I could find every reason to just sit down and live my days out in one of those deserts. However, I choose to direct my attention on the fact that I have already been through some pretty hot and dry deserts in my life's journey and I have made it through them all.

I am a fighter. I have always been the person who found a way to pick myself up and continue trekking to find that next oasis in the desert. I am a very strong emotional and spiritual person. I have had to learn to fight for everything that I have achieved in life. I have had to do it on my own so many times that it seems like that is all I know. I know that I will never let myself down. When it seems like days or weeks have went by and there has been not water in sight, I have always had the ability to find it within myself to keep going. It is almost like I have the resiliency of a camel in the desert.

I know that I am very opinionated and passionate about my convictions and I'll be damned if I am going to back down. Those who have taken the time to get to know me the best, know that having a person like me on your side, you are never alone. I don't give up on people easily and am willing to go into your desert with you and give you the very best direction that I can. We can find the water together despite the odds. I will stand by your side against all obstacles. I have been through deserts in my profession, relationships, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. So I have a lot to offer as a partner in the desert. 

When I have found water in the deserts of this journey in life, it is like no other water. It refreshes, quenches my thirst, and energizes me in my journey. If I had not been through the desert, I would not completely appreciate the water. Sometimes that water has been an encouraging word from a stranger, an encouraging word that I have been able to give to another(reminding me of my purpose in life), or maybe it has been a person being there to walk with me for a brief moment in my journey. No matter what form it has taken, I savor it like it will be my last drink. We have to be able to take in these moments(drinks) and be blessed by them. 

**Warning**
The next paragraph (in italics) is very blunt and to the point. Some might be offended. If you are easily offended please don't continue reading, just skip to the last paragraph.
I don't need anyone in my life. I have had to do so much on my own that I am okay keeping it that way. My strength doesn't come from anyone but it come from within me. It's not that I don't want people in my life, it's just that I am this strong because I have had to learn to do it on my own. I love the people around me and know that I am very blessed for having them in my life. Many of them have been there to encourage me but I understand that it was still me who got me out of the desert. The deserts that I must traverse are for me and no one else. I refuse to drag people into stuff that does not concern them. I also refuse to live in deserts that I have already been through. I will not live my life a victim and I do not need your sympathy. I got this and I will be better because of any desert that I go through.

As my life's journey is about to take me to another level and I am about to do some amazing things in my life, I am not crazy enough to think that there are not more deserts in my journey. I will be blessed by every once of water that I will be fortunate enough to have in those times. I will traverse this journey in life and become better because of it. Find your water when you are in the desert and never forget to pack a canteen. Pack those things that get you through tough times and be blessed by them. Know that you and only you can get you out of this desert but always be looking for guides along the way.

A quick side note: A couple of years ago I read the book The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. It is an amazing read and I would encourage everyone to read it.

Adapt, Improvise, And Overcome to become your best.