I can relate

Shakira the singer broke up with her footballer partner and recently gave an interview about the experience. The part that struck me was about the sacrifice: how she scaled down her personal plans to support her partner (what she said) and how he threw all that away to have an affair (what she didn't say). Shakira is also facing a tax evasion claim, and her father is not doing all that great after some falls.

The worst thing I could do in my blog is to talk about someone else who is struggling.

So, let me slap this entry on its head and turn it around. Shakira is a strong person, she has two lovely children who she loves unconditionally and will take care of (I hope!). She will need all the support and strength and encouragement of everyone around her to lift herself up. One day she'll be alright. Not right away, because everything may be confusing now. However one day you will be yourself again, even smarter and sassier and multiple times more successful than that partner-person!