ニーナ・メルセデスのインスタグラム(lifewithmariza) - 6月21日 06時59分

??My book is being re-edited as many of you know it’s a memoir of my life it will have a motivational spin to it. We finally shot the cover and I see it being released soon. Here is part of the prologue which still brings me to tears.
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​“EVERYBODY. PUT. YOUR. HANDS. UP!” These very words that haunt me as a grown up, that invade my dreams and leave me in a cold sweat were spoken by men who I thought were supposed protect and serv. Instead, in their attempt to make the world safe for others, they made my world feel unsafe and confused. Men in black invaded my home that day many years ago, pointing big guns at me, my parents and my siblings. Strangers entered our house from all directions screaming at us. I was only five, but I knew that day that something horrible was happening – I just didn’t know how horrible it really was, all I felt that day was complete and utter terror. My hands were shaking; I was crying uncontrollably, I did not understand what was happening. I ran to my mom only to be ripped from her arms placed on the floor held down by a masked person. I was screaming and so scared, there was so much chaos going on I couldn’t process the situation. They handcuffed my parents placed them on the couch and began literally tearing our house apart, that is the very moment when I understood who these men in black were, they were the police.
​My life was consistently full of experiences such as drug raids, experiences when I did not feel safe in the very place I should have felt safe. As a child I was innocent and did not choose that life but I was forced into it because of the careless selfish decisions my parents made. I loved them and hated them at the same time. To this day that one traumatic experience I still carry with me. To understand me I have to start at the beginning.
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We are all so complex right? Our life experiences mold us into who we are. I’m grateful that I didn’t let my circumstances define me. I was able to rise above and I’m in a position to help others. Thank you all for following me I have so many amazing things in the works I can’t wait to share them all with you.
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#life #resilient #resilience #childofgod #godschild #hope

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