Tell yourself. . .to believe yourself and
that pain makes you stronger, tears make
you braver, and heartbreak makes you
wiser and tell yourself that a moment of
patience in a moment of anger will save
you a hundred moments of regret.

Tell yourself. . .that everything will work
out and that you are strong and that you
can do this thing called life and tell yourself
that the past is a place of reference and not
a residence and remember to tell yourself
to thank the past for a better future.

Tell yourself. . .to stop looking for happiness
in the same place that you lost it and tell
yourself to never let the things you want
make you forget the things that you have
and know that it is not about having time,
it is about making time.

Tell yourself. . .to do what is right, not what
is easy knowing that Neverland is not a place
but that it is a state of mind and tell yourself
that pain is inevitable but suffering is optional
and tell yourself to be thankful for all of the
troubles that you don't have.

Tell yourself. . .that it is what it is, accept it and
move on because even at your worst, you are
incredible and tell yourself to embrace reality
even if it burns you and tell yourself to finish
each day and be done with it knowing that you
only are responsible for what you say and not
what others understand.

Believe what you tell yourself.
                                                           Jon York       2016