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"Only The Strong Survive-I Am A Survivor"

Story ID:2411
Written by:Veronica Elizabeth Foust
Story type:Family History
Writers Conference:$500 2007 Family Memories Writing Project
Location:Greensboro North Carolina USA
Year:2007
Person:Veronica Foust
I am a survivor and I believe in a higher power,because I know that I would never have made it this far in life without being a believer. I know that when a person gets knocked down,they must get up and keep going forward with their life. I have been able to get up and keep going no matter how hard the fall,even though a lot of times I just wanted to give up on myself. You can't let people break you or break your soul and pride. We all have something special inside of us that no one can take away. We must not let people force us to that dark hole in our souls. I really think that some people were put on this earth just to see how many humans they are able to break. I am proud of myself for being able to overcome the things in my life that I have,a lot of people said I would never make it,but I showed them that I was a survivor and always will be. You must stand up for what you believe in and never let anyone stand in your way of making something of yourself. There will always be people trying to knock you down and hold you back from the things that are important to you. I must admit that it took me a while to figure this out,but,now that I have,I know what I must do to make it in this world. You must never let your guard down when around people that want you to fail in life. I think they want you to fail because they have already failed and don't want to be alone{as a failure.} I believe in that saying,"clean around your own back door first" before you try to clean around someone else's. You know something even worse,is the fact that most of the people that I encounter,who are like this are suppose to be christians and believe in god. Of course,they have a name for people like that and it is "hypocites". I survived 2 bad relationships,giving up a child for adoption,raising 4 children with a stepfather,finding my child that I gave up for adoption,my mother's death,and a lot of other things am I am still able to talk about my life to others. I feel really good about myself at this point in my life.
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