What do you do when you've been through hell?
When you aren't sure how to cope
and you end up hurting yourself
and those around you?

Or when you feel stuck in the dark places of your mind,
not sure you're strong enough to climb out?

I'm learning that you just keep going.
Because none of it is the end of the world.

You can't undo things that you've been through,
but you can learn how to live with them
and not let them define you.

You can't take away things you've done,
but you can say you're sorry to the people you hurt,
forgive yourself, and do better.

Change is difficult, and scary.

But I think it's finally hit me that I want to change.
I don't want to dwell on the bad things,
or hurt people I care about,
or feel trapped in my own head.


The past couple of months have been killer,
but I'm going to keep going forward.

Because that's the only thing to do.