Fly like a butterfly, Sting like a bee

"He broke my heart...yes I was burned, but I call it a lesson learned."

No one should be bitter about love. Everything happens for a reason, and if nothing else, every adventure in love is a lesson learned. Whether it turns out well or not, you learned something valuable that you can take on the next journey. The funny thing is, we're all learning the same lessons at different paces, with different people.

In this lesson, he smashed my heart. He didn't break it. He couldn't break it because I didn't fully give it to him, but he squeezed it so hard that tears almost came out. He stomped on my pride, slapped the shit out of my feelings, and I'm glad. Thank you sir. Because fighters, they have to learn how to jab and uppercut, and hit hard, but equally important is how they practice ducking, blocking, and taking punches. I was upset, but not for long, because how can you be mad at someone who volunteers to make you a better person? Next time, I'll move a little quicker, duck a little lower, and if i get hit, it's not so bad, because I've been hit before.

Fighting hurts. You walk away with bruises, cuts, all banged up and throbbing, but think about the glory when you win the fight. The whole crowd cheering for you, the referee holding your arm high, the feel of the cool metal on your championship belt against your hot skin...it's all worth it. So thank you sir. Thank you for the training session, I'm one step closer to being Ali.

I'm the greatest!