I wrote the message below to a friend on the Daily Challenge.  She probably didn't expect all this when she posted her comment, but her comment sparked a lot of memories.  Some were good and some, well, I really don't need to go there.

"My life has been a long journey filled with friends that God used as angels to help me through difficult moments.

At one point, He used the very person I was letting destroy me....save me. When I reflect back on that space in time, I find it amazing. In that terrible moment, the last person I wanted to see, the person who was making my life a living hell, appeared to stop me from doing something dangerous and stupid. That is why I know that in the worse situations, there is a blessing.

The blessing was my life...the story does not end there. However I know that God did not mean for me to die at that moment. I felt His test for me was to accept His decision at the hand of the one person I never wanted to see again. I have no idea why God did that...but I do know this for sure. Out of that nightmare, I know how to forgive others; I know that there is always a reason why people do what they do that has nothing to do with you, but you just happen to be in the way when they need lash out. I have learned how to lick my wounds and get on with being happy. I have also learned how to get out of the way, too. :-) I have learned how to stand up for myself and not be what I am not"

Happiness is just a smile away.... :-)