There’s this girl I know

There’s this girl I know. I think she’s very cool. She’s been through a lot. But somehow, she always finds a way to bounce back. She finds a way to smile through her losses. She’s been hurt and broken, but it hasn’t made her bitter. In fact, it’s made her a better person. It’s made her soft, and thoughtful, and empathetic, and kind. She loves herself on the good days and she loves herself harder on the bad days.

She offers warm hugs and is an iron clad shoulder to those she loves. She cares deeply. She doesn’t curse her fate; she accepts that life cannot always be perfect. She tries to derive meaning from her pain. She works hard. God, she works so hard. She charges at every day with a will to change the world. She’s reliable, and gets the job done. She is a lifelong learner, and somehow finds the time to gulp down books, take up courses, keep herself updated and constantly keep striving. She coaches as passionately as she learns.

She smiles at strangers and will always ask you how you are. She is kind to others and kinder to herself. She works out, eats good food and tries to be fit. She invests in skin care, hair care and takes care of herself. She finds a way to fall in love with the ordinary and lives life with a calming gentleness. Her consistency and tenacity are inspiring. Her spirit, trust and faith in the universe is unbreakable. She’s learnt how to dust her shoulders and stand back up. She refuses to blame people or circumstances or fate for things that go wrong. She knows it’s life, and it will always be the sum of the stories she can live and share.

She doesn’t know what the future will hold, but she knows that she’ll be smiling and laughing and dancing through it anyway. ❤️