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The Echo
Looking back, what has stayed with you? Did it change anything about you, your life, or the way you see things today?
Looking back, the operation changed me for the better. "Let it go" is my favourite phrase these days, and it's no longer just a saying for me. It's a practice. I've learnt to prioritise and to release whatever doesn't serve me. I see life differently now. To me, it's like holy water: precious, to be carried carefully, because I nearly lost mine. I felt powerless. After fourteen years of pain, I had decided to leave it all behind me. And when it was finally over, there were complications. My mind tried to convince me that this was it, that I wouldn't get through this one. And I said, hell no. Somewhere in that fight, I realised I'm not alone. There are invisible divinities looking after me. I'm more of a believer now than I have ever been. These days, I try to stress less. I let go of emotions that aren't mine to carry, or that only hold me back. I choose life over death, and freedom over pain. At the start of this story, I told you I let go of old memories to make room. I didn't know then that letting go would one day save my life.