So stand in the rain, 

Stand your ground, 

Stand up when it's all crashing down, 

You stand through the pain, you won't drown - Superchick

My name is Cora, and I am a listener here on 7Cups. I have 6 years of customer service which means I've personally handled and listened to people who are struggling in life. You may think customer service just deals with complaints, but their is so much more to it than that. I have personally listened and experienced other people's hardships and their celebrations to which I am grateful for. I have learned and grown over the past years, which allows me to better understand what you are currently going through or what you have gone through in the past. 

My journey has been eventful and a struggle however, I am also working on growing and I don't ever plan to stop learning different things. We are all learning and sometimes It's difficult to learn new things. It's hard to handle obstacles in our life and it can sometimes feel like it's all crashing down, but walking through it is key. Not giving up. There have been many instances where I have wanted to give up, but I didn't. Why didn't you give up? For me, it was about knowing that I was capable of overcoming this. I knew that there was a part of me that wouldn't let me fall, but another part of me let me fall. I had to accept both sides and I am still continuing to accept failure as a part of my journey. Failure to me sounds negative, but if you dive deeper it can be a learning curve. Failing can help you learn and grow from that experience. I am still learning to cherish failure as a part of my life and journey, but I will be ok and so with you. My goal is to not fix your problem or situation, but to provide a safe space for you to feel comfortable expressing your situation. 

I am here to provide support to you as I have been doing for others for the past 5 years and I plan to continue doing that for as long as I can. I am grateful for the opportunity to meet you and to be allowed to experience your journey with you. 

For listeners, if you are struggling to talk to members it's ok, you will learn and you will mess up. You learn by messing up and you cherish that by growing and adapting to new things that will help you blossom into an amazing Listener. I may not know you personally, but I know that you signing up in the first place to become a listener say's everything. Actions speak louder than words possibly ever could.