just because our exes used it as an excuse doesn't make it bad

and

i for one will never let my ex take faith and hope away from me.

they are mine

you could use the same excuses for not believing in commitment (they were committed to finding their own happiness)
or dedication
(they were dedicated to the idea that we had to get divorced)

I for one am tired of giving them that much power...

I have hope for a better future...maybe not one I had invisioned 5 years ago but one better than I even knew existed
I have faith that it will happen...I will continue to do the work that I need to do and put my faith in God's hands to help me figure things out
I am dedicated to finding myself and recognizing my own strengths
I am committed to the idea that someone else does not define me.

we all come here at different points
and
we all have different ideas

there are people who 10 years later are still bitter over what was done to them

I could live my life in that place too
angry that my childhood was taken away from me
small and weak because of what happened to me later
distrustful because my 1st husband beat me to a pulp
depressed because my 2nd was a compulsive liar and sociapath

I could live my life afraid that I will make another mistake

or

I could choose to live my life in happiness
hoping that I learned from past mistakes
having faith that I am more than this situation

I am a person who doesn't see babysteps
I dont' really care about them
I am not a good dber

but I have faith and hope
commitment
dedication

and

love