Life has changed, and I choose to grow from it.

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What does it take to be a Super Hero?

Chapter 1-

In my darkest hours after the BD, I was on the brink of nothingness...
The pain was intense, like no physical pain that I have ever felt.
The desire for someone, or something to simply snuff out my breath was a very real and piercing desire in the days that dragged on.
Sleep was elusive. It was haunted and dark.
The days passed as nothing more than shadows of a routine that had gone on far to long.
Memories were short, but the drama was intense.
Focus of thought felt a mere impossibility...The images of a failure crossed the highways of the mind at extreme speeds hour after hour.

My daughter was desperate to help me, although suffering her own sense of darkness and hopelessness.
She sent texts with thoughts of hope, she would call to ensure my voice could be heard and she share lyrics of songs that brought her hope.
She sent me one song that grabbed my attention from the dark mist...it injected some strength to get to the next hour. It tugged at the strings of my heart...it is the song that I played over and over to hear each word...digest each point...I watched the video to visualize the message it shared with me...it was the beginning of the creation of what some have called a Super Hero...

The Script-
Super Hero

All her life she has seen
All the meanest side me
They took away the prophet's dream
For a profit on the street

Now she's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow

All his life he's been told
He'll be nothing when he's old
All the kicks and all the blows
He won't ever let it show

'Cause he's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow

When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power)

When you've fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power)

Oh-oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh, oh, oh

All the hurt, all the lies
All the tears that they cry
When the moment is just right
You'll see fire in their eyes
'Cause he's stronger than you know
A heart of steel starts to grow

When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power)

When you've fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's how a superhero learns to fly
Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power (power, power, power, power, power)

(Power, power, power, power)
Every day, every hour turn that pain into power
(Power, power, power, power)

(Power, power, power, power)
Every day, every hour turn that pain into power

She's got lions in her heart
A fire in her soul he's a got a beast
In his belly that's so hard to control
Cause they've taken too much hits, taking blow by blow
Now light a match, stand back, watch them explode

She's got lions in her heart
A fire in her soul he's a got a beast
In his belly that's so hard to control
Cause they've taken too much hits, taking blow by blow
Now light a match, stand back, watch them explode

When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's a how a superhero learns to fly
(Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power)

When you've fighting for it all your life
You've been working every day and night
That's a how a superhero learns to fly
Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power (power, power, power, power, power)

Oh, yes (power, power, power, power)
Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power
(Power, power, power, power) Ooh, yeah
Whoa (power, power, power, power)
(Every day, every hour, turn that pain into power)

When you've been fighting for it all your life
You've been struggling to make things right
That's how a superhero learns to fly

Jump to the present,
A few days ago, my D was sharing with me her top 3 favorite songs...
Super Hero was her favorite...
I said, that is my favorite as it spoke to me when you shared it with me the first time...The father in the song gave me strength...
She replied , I like it because of the other person in the video...
I replied that I really connect with the father character, she said, yes dad, and I connect with the other person...she points to herself and smiles at me.
I choke up a bit at this.