Jenny's Story
Jenny was a vibrant, young girl. She loved life. She freely trusted those she loved and held nothing back. She was free, happy, joyful. She was full of dreams of the future but was content with her present situations. She was caring and considerate, honest and playful. She was comfortable in herself, free to be who she was born to be.
Then, one day, out of nowhere, Jenny's life was thrown off track. It was a tragedy that occurred too early in her formative, adolescent years. Jenny was left emotionally crippled. It didn't completely kill her hopes and dreams, but part of Jenny was destroyed after that fatal day. She still loved life but didn't quite enjoy it as much. Although she still clung to her loved ones, she was a bit jaded, cynical, and untrusting.
Jenny tried to hide her disappointments, not wanting anyone to know the pains that were deep within. She did such a great job at disguising the pain that many people never knew it existed. Jenny herself even began to believe that the crippled Jenny was who she had been all along. Jenny learned how to function at 1/2 capacity, and she was darn good at it. Many times she had convinced herself that her present state was far better than before.
One day a task came along that was too great for a crippled person. Jenny's only choice was to walk away or to push past which kept her crippled. To walk way meant to jeopardize one of the most important things in her life. But to walk again since the tragic accident meant dealing with possible pain and rejection once more.
Jenny was ready to be the real Jenny again. Jenny desperately wanted to be the loving, trusting, caring girl she had once been. She decided it would be much harder to walk away than to face her fears. Jenny decided to take the chance.
To Be Continued
Then, one day, out of nowhere, Jenny's life was thrown off track. It was a tragedy that occurred too early in her formative, adolescent years. Jenny was left emotionally crippled. It didn't completely kill her hopes and dreams, but part of Jenny was destroyed after that fatal day. She still loved life but didn't quite enjoy it as much. Although she still clung to her loved ones, she was a bit jaded, cynical, and untrusting.
Jenny tried to hide her disappointments, not wanting anyone to know the pains that were deep within. She did such a great job at disguising the pain that many people never knew it existed. Jenny herself even began to believe that the crippled Jenny was who she had been all along. Jenny learned how to function at 1/2 capacity, and she was darn good at it. Many times she had convinced herself that her present state was far better than before.
One day a task came along that was too great for a crippled person. Jenny's only choice was to walk away or to push past which kept her crippled. To walk way meant to jeopardize one of the most important things in her life. But to walk again since the tragic accident meant dealing with possible pain and rejection once more.
Jenny was ready to be the real Jenny again. Jenny desperately wanted to be the loving, trusting, caring girl she had once been. She decided it would be much harder to walk away than to face her fears. Jenny decided to take the chance.
To Be Continued
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