Surviving

I've been here before...unfortunately (as much as I'd prefer to pretend otherwise) this is not unfamiliar territory. Literally picking myself up off the ground is (alas unfortunately) something I am well accustomed too. One would think it would get easier with each go around but truly it does not. My main solace is knowing I've been here before, survived, and persevered. Even so, each time feels new...freshly broken and vulnerable in unimaginable ways. I am a survivor though and will survive...I always have and undoubtedly I always will (even if I don't always believe it).