Living

You could be the happiest person in the world. Living carefree and having no worries or fears. You could be that person, I could be that person... anybody could be that person. But sometimes you can't shake the underlying feeling that something's wrong. Sometimes you don't have a reason to be sad, yet you still are. Sometimes someone warms your heart, but that warmth is still encased in a cold hard shell. Sometimes it takes a lot to be happy, and sometimes it takes next to nothing. But you can't stop trying. No matter how much you feel you are suffering, no matter how bad you think life is, no matter how bad the people around you seem, you must not give up. To give up would be to lose. You would lose your choice to life. To breathe doesn't mean you are living. You need to LIVE.


"You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good."

                                       --Jerry West

Moving forward

You are only given a life that you can handle. That doesn't mean you can handle it by yourself, but you will handle it.
You could use the phrase, "life is like a roller coaster," but personally, I think that is an excuse used because we don't have an accurate meaning or example of what life really is. Yes, we have our ups and downs, but roller coasters can't go side to side or backward and forward or even diagonal. Life chooses it's own path. Each individual's life is individual itself. We will all have problems. We all battle our own demons, and we all get burned, but some are harder to handle because certain beings are built to handle more. However, just because you can't handle a lot doesn't mean you're weak. It means you are trying your best (or not getting enough sleep). And that's why you have friends and family and everyone else around you. No one would be able to survive alone. We adapt to survive with different people in order to live. On this planet called earth, we survive with each other.


"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change."

                 --Charles Darwin

Without You

I've decided that I don't care what you do anymore. I've realized that I'm going to be ok and that they can take you away from me now. They've been trying so hard ever since they realized I was an important part. But without you, I'll be ok.  They can't bother me if I don't care if you choose them.  I'm seeing through all of their lies and yours too. So run, because there won't be a reason to stick around anymore.



"Around here, we don't look backwards for very long... We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things  because we're curious... and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."

                                --Walt Disney

Fear?

Fear is a choice, not something that you have to feel. When you choose not to feel fear, your life gets better, your breath feels lighter, and your smile grows brighter. All from one simple decision.

Do better

Don't ignore the little things. DO the little things. The smallest detail can make the biggest difference in a person's life, from making them smile to wiping away their tears. You won't always be able to make a perfect impression, but it's the thought that counts. A single change in someone's day can brighten up the world just enough. Like a chain reaction, one single small difference can lead to many more, without even thinking about it. So give the world a second chance and look around you. You can do better.

Sanity

Until the storm clouds pass and the dark subsides, you wallow in your own shallow grave. Digging holes you can't get out of, trying to start a spark to connect to the outside world. Listening for a breath, a quiet sign that someone is actually listening to you. A sign other than your own heart beat, that someone else is alive. Maybe they care, maybe they don't, but it helps you hold on to what little sanity you have left.

For you

All you have the right to ask of anyone is for them to try. If you can get their best, then congratulations.

I've given my best, I've tried my best, I've done my best. Sometimes I don't feel like living, but I do anyway. Sometimes I don't feel like smiling, but I always find a way. Even on the brink of tears, I pull out a smile and whip out kindness. Why? Because no one needs to feel the way I do. I may not be happy, but knowing I can add  a little more happiness to someone else's day makes mine a little more worth living. I am the person I am today because there is no one else like me. I am here to help them, not me. I can help me on the way. But I am here for you.

I may not be where I want to, but I can look back on my life and be ready to die today. I may not have finished everything I wanted to, but I finished enough; I finished what needed to be done. I look back and can smile because I know I overcame that pain. I walked through the impossible and got back on my feet after being buried. So now I'm going to be here for you.