As life begins, we all have our own ideas of what we feel it should be. We expect to have the perfect childhood where our parents and family fill those years with adventures and amazing core memories. As we mature and get older, we look for these instances to continue, allowing us to flourish in life even more. By adulthood, we believe that we should have such a life where nothing can stop us from becoming all we desire to be. That’s the dream… right? But what happens when it doesn’t go that way? When the days of your youth become days, weeks, months, even years of sorrow and pain. What happens when your high school fantasy shows you a side of reality that is dismal, dark, and full of tears? And although you are stuck hurting, life is still moving, and now you must go into adulthood with this side of you, that you’ve never met before, but has taken over your whole being. Take a journey with me as I share some of the highest of highs, and the lowest of lows throughout my life. For me, my fairytale life was cut short before I could even spell my name. That experience opened a door—a plethora of spiraling events that almost killed me. From that point on, overcoming wasn’t an option, it was the goal. There is nothing that you will ever face in this life that you cannot come through, over, and out of! You don’t have to stay stuck! Let this moment be a testament to you, that YES… the sun WILL shine again!! Darkness is being removed, and the SUN/SON is shining again! With love and grace, Wylenna Austin