#TheSW30: Day 14

* Describe the Last Moment You Felt Really, Truly Blissful

I've had quite a bit of time to really think about this since I inadvertently chose to take a break from my blog and this challenge. Emotionally , I wasn't in a good headspace to talk about anything related to bliss or happiness. But, a couple of special people in my life have helped put things a little more in perspective for me. 

So, let's jump right in!

Person 1: This past weekend, my sorority at my college had both Big/Little reveal and Activation for our 22 new girls :) naturally, I was excited to finally welcome my new little into my family after my original little dropped out unexpectedly the year before. Though hesitant, I was jumping for joy when I finally revealed myself to my little, possibly even more than when I participated in reveal the first time around. Anyway, back to the story: so, my little and I were walking back to her dorm in the snow carrying her tote of gifts from me, and I asked her about why she had chosen to come to this school. Hearing her talk about her rough two years at a different school & how suicidal she had become over time absolutely shattered my heart into pieces. Mentally, I was speechless--luckily, I could hide it well enough so it didn't show on the outside, but boy was my heart hurting for her. However, I also admired her strength she had gained through all of that. Her telling me something that is so dark and so devastating let me know why I was meant to be her big sister. Listening to the words of her unstable home life and suffering academic career & how finding God had pretty much saved her life about smacked me in my face. I mean, here I was, complaining about being single and how fat I've gotten, when someone else suffered pain and anguish by means of another's hands. her story reminded me to appreciate the life that I do have because I could've been in her shoes.

Person 2: This person is actually someone I have not met yet (notice, I said yet. I believe that somehow, someway, it will happen). She's a girl from Sweden that happens to follow me on Twitter who shares a few common loves with me: helping others, music and Jesus. Anyway, I've been really struggling with self-worth and self-image for the past few weeks, so one day, I decided to direct message this girl because i feel as if I can trust her more than some people that I see on a daily basis. She not only let me vent about my issues and feelings; since then, she's been checking on me to see how I've been holding up! It means the world to me that someone that lives on the other side of the world whom I may never get to see face-to-face goes out of her way to help me whenever she can. In my book, she's truly an angel and I'm glad that a social platform has allowed our paths to cross :)