Do you think Trauma can bring you Triumph Moments?

Hey Hey #polishedpeople,

What's going on it's your girl, ThePolishedLady. I am writing this at 4:44 AM right now and I'm wondering if my thoughts about trauma are true. Bare with me y'all. The word trauma expresses a deeply distressing or disturbing experience. Many times in life we have heard you have to get uncomfortable to GROW. Do Trauma experiences count as uncomfortable moments for us to grow and seek the Triumphant moments we were designed to reach.

I've been thinking about all the painful moments I have gone through and how they hurt but built more character in me. Helped me to realize I am so much stronger than I presumed to be. When I moved back to Indy from Terre Haute, I was devastated from my first two years in college which lead to me starting my #PolishedBrick community. Then I started working at the radio station and got told my first "NO' to my first potential hosting. That lead me to start my YouTube channel which helped me develop my brand and who I am as ThePolishedLady.

I remember moving out of my apartment last December, losing my relationship, and losing my car for a couple of months. I was completely lost and I didn't think I could function without the things that had kept me comfortable. I spent two months mopping around on an airbed lying next to my son. I had to decide not to lay down and die with the decisions that were going on around me but get back up again. I ubered everywhere for months and began to get back to work. That reminded my community I was still here and my business skyrocketed like I have never seen before.

I have a long list of new clients who have personally never met me but due to the great things they have heard about me in the community, they booked me. No one knew these personal struggles I have been facing on the daily but none of these things matter when it came to business. I just had to show up and the rest was the triumphant moments I was designed to experience anyways.