Do not underestimate those…

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Do not underestimate those who have encountered loss
For they are powerful survivors who remain standing

Do not underestimate those who have been rejected
For they have learned to never reject themselves

Do not underestimate those who have been abandoned
For they have learned to never abandon themselves

Do not underestimate those who have felt lonely
For they have learned to build a home within themselves

Do not underestimate those who have experienced failure
For they are better equipped to experience success

Do not underestimate those who have wrestled with insecurities
For they have made peace with themselves and their flaws

Do not underestimate those who have struggled
For they have made progress in spite of it

Do not underestimate those who have felt broken
For they have learned to heal themselves

And do not underestimate those whose lives have been shattered
For they have found the strength to rebuild

And it is those who have travelled to the deepest depths of life
Who may soar to the greatest heights.

~ Words by Tahlia Hunter

~ Art by Yoseffa

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