If you are reading this right now you are probably a stranger who has never met me
I don’t know you personally and I have no idea what is going on in your world
I am not very good with people so excuse my awkwardness
If tonight you are having one of those night’s where everything seems off
Where everything seems to be crashing down around you
Where all of your past mistakes seem to be knocking on your door and
Voices are telling you to snort that *******, to cut yourself with that razor
To pour that glass of *****, to run into oncoming traffic just to feel anything but the emptiness you feel now
If your heart is breaking, if your parents are fighting
If your best friend betrayed you by sleeping with your boyfriend or
Someone very close to you died
If your feeling suicidal, lost, depressed, stressed to ******* capacity to the point you think you will absolutely lose it then
I want you to read these next words very carefully
You are much more than your past
You are not your mistakes
You don’t need that adrenaline rush, that sight of blood
That alcohol or that specific drug to feel better
Your life is far from ending
That feeling as if everything is ****** up is just the beginning of something spectacular being born into your life
In life great things never come without a little pain first
Whatever it is you are feeling I want you to know it is temporary
I want you to tell yourself that you are beyond extraordinary
You are strong enough to handle anything life throws at you because you are a bad ***
Nothing and no one can tear you down
Cry if you need to, scream if you need to, throw something if you need to
Feel whatever it is you need to feel, fall down, crash, let your emotions hit you
Then I want you to get back up, take a deep breath and keep going
Life is ****, life is down right awful sometimes and it doesn’t ever make sense
If there is one thing I know from my past experiences
It’s that there is something wonderful to look forward to
There is something worth living for and proof of that shows up when you least expect it
So before you go to sleep tonight
Please don’t forget to look into the mirror and tell yourself how wonderful you are
Because the truth is we are all facing demons but no matter what demons tend to haunt us
We can overcome them, we will overcome them
Saying no to whatever you use to escape from your pain is the first step to beating that demon
WRITTEN BY: Mandie Michelle Sanders
WRITTEN ON: January. 16, 2016 Saturday 12:27 AM