She looks up.

The sun is shining brightly today. The wind blows through her hair. She feels the brisk air on her face but all she feels is comfort.

She doesn’t know what tomorrow brings, but for this moment, for right now, she smiles.

She didn’t know that pain and joy could coexist.

She didn’t know she could feel this way again but she takes it all in and she finds acceptance.

She breathes in hope.

She stands a little taller today.

She feels a little stronger.

She has faced reality.

She was braver than she thought.

She has something in her she didn’t have before.

She is proud of herself.

She looks up.

The sun is shining brightly today. The wind blows through her hair. She feels the brisk air on her face but all she feels is comfort.

She doesn’t know what tomorrow brings, but for this moment, for right now, she smiles.