This journey from Survivor to Thriver and Then Beyond, is in no way easy but it is truly within reach of each of us.  Myself, I am between the Survivor and Thriver Stages and I work every day to take the necessary steps to keep moving more forward that backward.  This road is often bumpy and there are many days I just think "Maybe I am good with just being a survivor.  Why do I need to thrive anyway and is the beyond really that amazing? I am happy as I am now. Why do I need to keep pushing myself?"

The simple answer to all this is: I am meant to do MORE! My journey hasn't ended so why should I just stop working to achieve the ultimate life I am meant to live? I survived sexual abuse! I survived suicide! I survived a life of negativity. Why? The only logical explaination I can come up with is that I am meant to THRIVE and even more importantly reach BEYOND! I am meant to share my story so that others can survive themselves and know that if I can do it they certainly can. If you have done the work to survive your past regardless of what it held, be sure you are working toward thriving and living this life you have, to it's fullness without regret.