Showcase and Thriving

While we were working on our pieces for the "Its Time....To Talk About It" art show, we talked about her journey from 'victim' to 'survivor' a lot. And what it would take to go from 'survivor' to 'Thriver'. Jasmine said "I don't just want to survive this or my life. I want to Thrive. I want to live, and not let this hold me back. I want to go places huge in my life, and let this make me better. Stronger. I want it to push me to help people. I want to be amazing."  Thrive....how much better can it get than that?  Ive really started liking that word and concept.  Its been a long, heart wrenching journey. There aren't words to describe it, but we can see the light.  We can still see the dark shadows, lurking behind us, but we aren't stuck in it anymore. We are headed to full sun. We have survived and we are on our way to bigger things. Speaking of bigger things....Acting has been such a huge piece in Jasmines healing.  She has truly found her passion, and what makes her heart happy. It has brought her back to life. There were days  when we were in the aftermath, that I wondered if the vibrant, precocious and charismatic Jasmine that we knew was broken beyond repair. If we would ever really see her again. The thought of that was unimaginable. Devastating.  Her amazing acting coach hosts a 'Showcase' for people in the industry to come watch her students perform. Its a pretty big deal, and the kids work for months to prepare. I got to go watch the dress rehearsal, and I was blown away. I held back the tears, as I watched and it hit me. She is back. Shining brighter than ever. The little girl that could captivate a room full of strangers, and make everyone smile. When she was doing her scene, she was thriving. She was confident. She was Jasmine. It was overwhelmingly beautiful.