It’s a Choice to Be Broken

If you ever watched the Fox show, Star, before it was canceled. There is an episode where the sisters are dealing with a conflict, and they use the quote, “It’s a choice to be broken.” It has resonated with me since I first watched it. There is power in those words.

Brokenness is defined as:

not complete or full; damaged or altered by or as if by breaking; made weak or infirm

 I have decided that I no longer want to live rooted in brokenness. I no longer want to live according to what has happened to me, the cards life has dealt me, the losses I’ve taken, mistreatment I’ve received.

“It’s a choice to be broken.”

 Just as it is a choice to be broken, it is also a choice to be whole. I want to live in wholeness. Being fully who I am meant to be. I want to walk in my purpose each day. I want to not be moved by hurt, guilt, or shame, but rather live liberated and motivate others to do the same.

Wholeness is defined as:

physically sound and healthy: free of disease or deformity; mentally or emotionally sound

I want to help others feel less broken. I want to be a voice and advocate for those who are unable to do so for themselves. I want to exude wholeness so that I don’t seek validation from anyone else—because I am completely comfortable embracing the beauty of who I am.

It is a choice to allow someone to break you. I want to not accept the bare minimum. I want to be free from relationships with people who exhibit narcissistic tendencies and breadcrumb me. What if this whole time, God has a person who is truly for me, waiting for me to walk into my wholeness, but I’m wasting time holding on because I’m fearful of how much more broken I can become if I let go?

'“It’s a choice to be broken.”

 I choose to be whole.

-Latressa