Reminder

Today's post is going to serve as a quick little reminder to my future-self, and as such, is likely to be a bit less eloquent.

You've just been through a bunch of shit.
You had a killer job with a big-brother bar manager and a cool-aunt GM, but you gave it up in order to help a best friend while simultaneously giving yourself an opportunity to make more money. You got the money, lost the friend.
Around the same time, you lost another close friend because of her toxic choices.
When you moved for friend/opportunity, you moved by yourself and it was stressful and terrifying.
Your boyfriend eventually moved in and after one year, made it apparent that your appearance/other peoples' opinions meant much more to him than you did. That ended (after a very lengthy, stressful process).
You tried a new job, got to do work you really liked for a great, fair boss, and after you left, your co-worker decided to commit defamation of character, not only on you, but on cool boss person.
You moved back in with your mother at 29.
Your "Central Perk" was completely destroyed by an individual filled with malice - dunderhead sheep followers in tow.
You still tried to be social, ended up getting whisked away by another guy to find that he was not sweet & bizarre, but just bizarre, entitled, arrogant and possibly certifiable.

BUT!

You must not forget all of the incredible things that have happened. Your true family. Your art selling, the fact that you love your job here even more than the previous one, you are socializing OTHER places and in doing so have seen beautiful art and comedy and music you would have otherwise never thought to seek, you still have Jasper; the most beautiful, without-a-doubt-coolest car and co-pilot you could ask for. You may be at Ma's under duress right now, but at least you don't have a bunch of money problems and for the first time in your life you have a physical place as a back-up home, in case anything should happen.

Don't forget what you've been through because it serves as a reminder of what you can conquer, how strong you are. But don't let the past bullshit blind you from the incredible stuff right in front of you in current day.