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Hold Your Head Up and Celebrate the Breakthroughs That Could Have Broken You

Carmellita
6 min readDec 9, 2022

No one would have blamed you if you’d given up, but you didn’t concede. You didn’t fall apart. Now, take a victory lap and prepare for more success in your future.

Image of a pretty black woman braking though a cement wall.
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There is no breakthrough without a breakdown. — Tony Robbins

How many times were you nearly broken and somehow, some way your focus, dedication, and tenacity paid off?

From Breakdown to Breakthrough, but not Broken

All those fumbles and failures may have made you look ridiculous to everyone else but you kept your head up and continued to push forward.

And just when you should have given up, conceded, balled up on the floor, and cried your eyes out, you crossed the threshold to victory. Where did you find the strength?

Why aren’t you celebrating your success? To celebrate is to shine a light on a thing and not hide it.

It is essential to recognize the power of your spirit and acknowledge the good works you have achieved, no matter how small.

When everyone thought it was over for you, it is important to take time to reflect and celebrate your hard-fought victory.

Celebrate Your…

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Carmellita
Carmellita

Written by Carmellita

Writer, Poet, Storyteller, & Scholar. BA in Speech Communication. Joyful Creator. Blogger with an old-school flavor. A former ghostwriter who came back to life.

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