Keep on fighting in life

     The fact that you're struggling doesn't make you a burden. It doesn't make you unloveable or undesirable or undeserving of care. It doesn't make you too much or too sensitive or too needy. It makes you human. Everyone struggles. Everyone has a difficult time coping, and at times, we all fall apart. During these times, we aren't always easy to be around and that's okay. No one is easy to be around one hundred percent of the time. Yes, you may sometimes be unpleasant or difficult. And yes, you may sometimes do or say things that make the people around you feel helpless or sad. But those things aren't all of who you are and they certainly don't discount your worth as a human being. The truth is that you can be struggling and still be loved. You can be difficult and still be cared for. You can be less than perfect, and still be deserving of compassion and kindness.

     This is for the ones who are struggling right now. This is for the ones who have been having a rough day or week or even years. The ones who feel like this storm will never end. Keep fighting for you. Not for your friends, not for your family, but for you. Keep fighting because deep down you hold a tiny voice that knows you were meant for far more than this sadness and pain you are feeling. Keep fighting because the person you will be on the other side of all this is cheering so much for you. Keep fighting because you will get there and it will be worth it. Every successful person has overcome hard times. Don't be ashamed of your struggle, work past it.

     Struggles are required in order to survive in life, because in order to stand up you have to know what falling down is like. Life is the result of the examination and your struggles are the questions you need to answer, there's no cheating in this one. Life has taught me I am not always in control. Life is full of experiences, lessons, heartbreak and pain but it has also shown me love, beauty, possibility and new beginnings. Embrace it all. It makes us who we are and after ever storm comes a clear sky. 

     Sometimes we lose ourselves for a while, and that's okay. It's all a part of learning. Just make sure your comeback is stronger than your setback. Stop worrying about other people understanding you. Get in touch with yourself instead. Focus on what makes you happy, what makes your soul feel at peace. You are your biggest commitment, so start loving your flaws, your awkwardness, your weirdness, your intensity, your everything. Life so much more fulfilling when you are just simply yourself. The world keep spinning whether people understand you or not so why not make this next trip around the sun about you.

I'm thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn't have stumbled across my strength