Just a bowl of change, right? Today it caught me in a moment. I paused. Took a deep breath and smiled, almost chuckled.
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There was a brief period in my life where this would have been a gold mine to have in my possession. A time in my life where my budget was 2 dollars a day that I’d spend on the 2 tacos from Jack In The Box, one for lunch and one saved for dinner. Scrounging for pennies to pay the tax on that budgeted meal.
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No one knew about this, not even my family, I was too prideful to let anyone know I was in a season of “failure” in more ways than just financially and yet, still optimistic as ever, and of course, focused as fuck.
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They say don’t look back. I agree, for the most part. And I disagree when it comes to these seemingly small moments when I get hit with a flashback, proud of how far I’ve come.
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To be clear, when I say how far I’ve come, I mean, as noted above, in more ways than just financially. Of course there’s more to the story. Just like so many of you, there’s so much more than just what you see today.
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I aim to share this for anyone that reads my caption to be damn proud of who you are today. I say this over and over and over: I am exactly the kind of woman I wanted to be when I grew up. xoM #eatplaycrush