When All Else Is Lost, The Future Still Remains

I saw this quote the other day by Cristian Nestell Bovee in a LinkedIn status, and I thought to myself, what a perfect way to think about overcoming childhood abuse.

There are many who would tell us that the pain of child abuse is so awful that it’s worse than death. That victims of horrific abuse would almost be better off dead. I’ve never been an advocate of that point of view, for this very reason.

As long as you are alive, there is hope. Hope in a better tomorrow, hope for healing, hope for happiness. I don’t care how horrific the abuse was; if you’re alive today, there is hope, because the future hasn’t been written yet, and it is up to you.