illness burry me and it ’ s taking all of my goals and achievements right with it . That I was not finished yet which is why my eyes were still open and I have yet to achieve my dreams . I have been falling short many times in life and placed failure in my own path at times just as I have excelled on many levels and succeeded in areas I was told I ’ d never make it in . It was time for me to get up , the dream was telling me that I wasn ’ t finished yet because the one thing that stood out to me when I woke up was that the casket , never closed and at that moment I felt a desire burning inside of me like never before and that very desire got me where I am today .
was out of the picture and my help is coming from that of a female friend .
To make an even longer story short , the entire year 2016 my children watched me hit rock bottom with my illness , have to leave my job and school because of it , lose my passion to write , lose friendships with people they have become accustomed to and suffer every bit mentally , physically , and especially emotionally . I barely got out of bed except for hospital and doctor visits , which means I hardly ever got dressed or looked in the mirror to either confirm or deny my beauty . All I knew was pain and felt every bit of it just as well as it looked ! Bed bound nearly the entire year , unfocused , undetermined , unmotivated and not a single motherly instinct in mind , I had officially lost my way and once again , my thrive was gone , only this time my motherhood was at state .
One day I dreamt of my mother ’ s funeral and as the casket was due to close the face of my mom disappeared and was replaced with mine . Needless to say , that dream was the most powerfulest inspiration I have ever had in my life with regards to my life . In my heartfelt opinion , the dream was telling me that I am letting this
Presently , after enduring such a major setback , I wasted no time on my comeback once I had that scary yet ever so inspiring dream . Things started coming together for me quickly , my children and I always had a tight bond since we are all we got so it was nothing for us to spring back into our family tides and traditions . I began getting out the bed but because of my illness and the time I ’ ve been bed bound , it took a little more effort . I had to do aqua therapy to spring my limbs back into motion as well as bed exercises to keep my joints from locking up . The process was challenging and some days it still is but I am so dedicated to my strive that I look past the cons and towards the pros . They say hard work pays off and that is beyond true in my situation because I worked diligently day and night sometimes a complete 24hrs at a time building a better me . I sprang into action Thriving , for my THRIVE back and boy did I get it . I am now an entrepreneur of two online businesses , both involving fashion and have their own websites . Flawlesstreasure . com is my very own treasure chest of merchandise that I have either bought and never worn , preloved and gently worn , or handmade . I have an online jewelry boutique through Chloe and Isabel that offers quality jewelry Chloeandisabel . com / boutique / flawlesstreasurebyfrancessanchez . com . Both businesses are in their beginning stages and doing well to say the least , they can also be found and liked on Facebook for support or to purchase a product . Currently I am enrolled back in school as well , so it is safe to say that yes indeed , ladies “ I got me THRIVE back ”.
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