This morning I woke grateful.

When I was 16, if you asked me what I wanted, I would have told you I wanted to turn 18, leave, and never come back. I hated the toxic relationship I had with my parents, I hated the pressure I felt under, I hated so much about my life.

I wanted to get a plane ticket to Anywhere Else, USA and go from there. Then I started getting a bit serious about my then-boyfriend, now- husband. It made me feel really conflicted because I really loved him, but nothing was different.

But because of this one person, everything in my life changed. I found God. I decided I did want to get married one day. I remembered how much I love where I grew up. My relationship with my parents got better. I went to college, and graduated. We& #39;re having a baby any day now.

I went from angry and confused and disinterested in life to waking up early even when I have nowhere to be just so I can watch him sleep for a few minutes before his alarm goes off.

There& #39;s not really a point to this thread, I just wanted to share how one person can change your entire perspective on life, if you let them.