{"id":40720,"date":"2013-03-15T03:31:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-15T08:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=40720"},"modified":"2015-05-31T03:31:32","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T08:31:32","slug":"i-am-not-my-pain-i-am-not-my-past-i-am-that-which-has-emerged-from-the-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/i-am-not-my-pain-i-am-not-my-past-i-am-that-which-has-emerged-from-the-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"I am not my pain. I am not my past. I am that which has emerged from the fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I do not define myself by how many roadblocks have appeared in my path. I define myself by the courage I\u2019ve found to forge new roads. I do not define myself by how many disappointments I\u2019ve faced. I define myself by the forgiveness and the faith I have found to begin again. I do not define myself by how long a relationship lasted. I define myself by how much I have loved, and been willing to love again. I do not define myself by how many times I have been knocked down. I define myself by how many times I have struggled to my feet. I am not my pain. I am not my past. I am that which has emerged from the fire.\u00a0 Author unknown<\/p>\n<div id=\"s-share-buttons\" class=\"horizontal-w-c-circular s-share-w-c\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/i-am-not-my-pain-i-am-not-my-past-i-am-that-which-has-emerged-from-the-fire\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share to Facebook\" class=\"s3-facebook hint--top\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=I am not my pain. I am not my past. 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I define myself by the courage I\u2019ve found to forge new roads. I do not define myself by how many disappointments I\u2019ve faced. I define myself by the forgiveness and the faith I have found to begin again. 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