How 'Game of Thrones' Has Changed My Life

Game of Thrones has reminded me who I am. Someone who is strong enough to do anything she puts her mind to. Someone who knows what she can handle. Someone who can fight every fight and know that she can win no matter how small that win may be. Out of the deepest, darkest holes I have crawled in, it has lifted me up and has shaped me into someone who can be a warrior in her own war and win against every demon that comes her way. No matter how hard the task, no matter what is holding her back, no matter who has hurt her, no matter how dark her mind may get, she will rise from the ashes like a woman scorned and fight until her last dying breath. The important characters have shown me that no matter what kind of obstacle tries to overcome me, I can run at it head on and fight no matter what my odds are, even if I’m bound to lose. It has taught me to be strong in every way that I can be strong. To have an upkeep of that strength to depend on every day that comes and to be proud with every day that passes. That being a woman is far more powerful than society can ever comprehend. To never take a weakness and see it as such. To always show your strength toward others, but more importantly to yourself. To be the dragon, especially on the days when you feel like the sheep. To see the good and fight for it. To fight injustice with justice. To look your demons in the eye without fear and say, “not today.” To use all of the power, fire, and courage you have inside of you every day, to use so much of it that you can burn a whole city down with the belief that you have within yourself. Most importantly, to know your strength, know what you are capable of, know that you can do anything, and to know your true worth in every inch of who you are.

Game of Thrones gave me all of this; the ability to be my own hero, and nothing has made more of an impact on me than that thus far in my life. Be the dragon. Take what is yours with fire and blood. It has shown me that I can get through anything life throws at me by solely believing in yourself. Game of Thrones has shown me my own strength, has taught me what being strong means, has taught me that getting through anything that comes my way is possible with the will I have inside of me. My depression and anxieties were calmed during some of my worst time thanks to this show. Game of Thrones allowed me to escape from this darkness and to immerse myself in a different world that I, in some strange way, related to. The fighting and war seen in this show gave me faith in my abilities to fight my issues, to fight for myself, to fight for whatever and whoever needs a voice in their weakest moments. Westeros became my safe haven in times of need. I now know that I have the fire inside of me to be able to get through anything life throws at me. Every character, even the ones I hated, has taught me something important. The powerful female characters portrayed in this series has shown the important message that women can be just as mighty as men can be. This show has made me prouder to be a woman. To know that the kind of strength portrayed by these characters that we have come to both love and hate, is inside of all of us, even when we don’t know it, and especially when we can’t feel it, is a beautiful royal that anyone can take along with them for the rest of their lives. To Game of Thrones, all I have left to say is thank you, for all of this and more. Let the stories that were told live forever within all of us.