A Wise Women Once Said Dont Give Up your Destined for Greatness.

A wise women once said to me "You don't give up, because I believe in you and you are destined for greatness." At that time in my life I thought the women was crazier than me. Me, Khlo she called me by nickname. Destined for greatness definitely was not me. At that time I had been so damaged by others and what they said I was that my brain was like guacamole in a bowl , like mush. I was so broken that greatness was so far fetched. This women took me in all that pain of fifteen years or more and loved me for me. I thought in a world of such chaos. How can this be? This culture I was brought into, where family dinners were a must, that church and family always came first and that yes ma'am and no ma'ma were ritual. See my mama was a strong, beautiful, loving African American women and there was no bringing her down. I grew up in good routes. Where love was thrown everywhere, no matter what skin color or culture you were. I grew up in the church it took me a long while to realize who my higher power was and how to tap into him. But I learned. Not to say I didn't make many mistakes, I did, but mama always said that was part of the process. That we should never be scared of failure because that is how we learn. See mama loved me and believed in me because she also said this, every child is one good adult to a success story. Which ment to her that she believed if every child or teen or young adult had a responsible adult to take them under their wing they will be a success story. See mama loved people I on the other hand was more timid and scared of people and living with her she sure helped me come out of my shell. I grew to become less scared and more out spoken. I didn't have a voice but mama sure did. I always respected her and trusted her judgement. After all I was destined for greatness in her eyes. I spent a lot of time watching, learning, observing how she lived her life. The people she helped, loved and how much people loved her in return. The joy and peace she had, that even though times did get tough she never worried. Because her strength came from her higher power. I wanted to be just like her some day she was my idol. She made me who I am today. I am a voice for the voiceless. Did you know mama was an advocate in her state and very well known at that. She was a warrior a fighter for others. A motivator, and Encourager. She always believed in others and that just because you are disabled doesn't mean you can't!

I started working along side mama for a while, she was my inspiration. I went to legislative offices and testified shared my opinions on certain bills being passed. Although I was so nervous, her smile and pride in me gave me such confidence. She took me to classes and meetings that at that time I didn't fully understand why she took me and why I had to go. Honestly some of the meetings were snore zones. But I understand now fully why she pushed me. It was because I was destined for greatness. I lived the best life I could to make her proud. I could remember my graduation of becoming an recovery support specialist. Her grin from ear to ear as I not only accepted my certificate but sang a song was worth all the hard work and dedication. I wanted to give up I'm not going to lie, but doing my best and pushing through is all we can do and trust me its worth it in the end. The memories I made with this women impacted my life forever. I will never forget her smile, dedication to others, love, and passion to fight for others rights and voice, it runs through my veins. This women who's passion became my passion. Who's fight became my fight. Yes mama died on Jan 14. Two years it's been. I miss her so much but her legacy continues through me. I started working for a warm line a non crisis help line. From there when the one I was working was shut down, I didn't give up. I tried and applied to many others. I was over qualified but still didn't get the job. So I decided to start a program for myself. I now help forty five young individuals all over the world find their voice and help them never feel alone. Last year I had a near death scare. I missed mama so much and was so lost without her I tried to take my life. My higher power and hers said it wasn't my time. Mama was so right and my faith and trust in her was so spot on. She was right she always said Khloe do you want to be remembered as the girl who hurt herself or remembered for something great. I said something great. She always said, my story was not giving up because she believed in me. Her belief in me continues to stay in my mind and I continue to fight each day knowing that she was and still is proud of me. She said "don't give up, your destined for greatness." I never knew what that ment till I became the Ceo of a company called #staystrong. We are still new and learning new things along the way. But so many people have been helped along the way.

My journey is a story of hope! To those who are struggling to find their purpose where they fit in the world, know that no matter if you have a disability or a mental illness. Mama and myself truly believe, you are destine for greatness. I used my mental health as a super power and changed my mind set. Mama was also right when she said it starts in the mind. When I started thanking my higher power for all the things in my life that I had faced or been through everything changed. I believe if I didn't go through stuff, I wouldn't have made all the connections with others along my journey. See I always say that life can be a blessing and a curse. It's a curse cause it sucks when your gong through it. But it is a blessing too because when you get out of that situation, what ever it may be. Use that victory and what you learned from it to help someone else. See what you go through in life isn't only for you. It's for someone else to get through too. So once you embrace that you will be destine for greatness too..THE END