Reclaiming Taking Care of Myself via /r/gratitude

I’ve left an abusive marriage and have committed myself toward divorce. In my worse moments of this marriage I wasn’t sleeping or eating (and my confidence definitely took a dive). I really lost myself trying to make the marriage work, and my health too.

Since leaving I’ve never felt stronger. I’m so grateful that there is a fighter in me that refuses to let my life be defined or ruined by a relationship that wasn’t good for me.

I’m grateful for the journey and for this really good lasagna I made myself just now. Cooking for myself reminds me that I matter, taking care of myself in general reminds me that I matter. When I look in the mirror I see myself for the first time in so long.

And I’m incredibly, tear-jerkingly-grateful I had the courage to leave and that I still have time to become whoever I want to be from this.

Thanks for reading if you got this far ❤️ I hope you all have a wonderful, gratitude-filled weekend.