It takes Strength not to abandon yourself.
There are times when you feel so alone, so hurt, so angry, so disappointed or so frustrated that you just want to get up and run away forever.
You put yourself down to feel so low, like you’ll never pick back up…To the point where it seems as though there is no return.

In those times you’ll think about other people and how they deal with things. You’ll think about all the things you should have done or should have said, all the steps you should have taken, all the signs you should have seen.
And you’ll over analyse everything, as usual. You’ll begin to hate yourself for all those things you could have and ‘should have’ done.

Its as if you find pleasure in overthinking things and stressing out, you just cant seem to stop.
But at the end of the day, the clocks not turning back, so what’s left for you to do?

You’re going to find that strength and find that courage to back yourself up.
Embrace those decisions and own what you do.
Analyse the situation, but don’t lose sleep over it.
These wrong turns in life define who you become, they help you learn, they help you grow.
They make you the person you’re destined to be.
It’s your journey and its okay to get lost along the way, to not know which direction is right.
Just please do not lose sight of your purpose.
Let that drive you,
Let that motivate you,
Let that define you.

Don’t let your feelings of insecurity and confusion allow you to lose who you have become.
Don’t allow it to have the power to make you doubt yourself and all you have achieved.
Do not allow it to be the end of you.

Find the little things in life that remind you that its all going to be okay.
Read a book,
Go on an adventure,
See your friends,
Listen to music,
Anything you can do to just feel at ease even for five minutes.
Because those five minutes can have the power to change all. They can remind you how strong you are and how close you are to your goal. They can give you that extra push to get you over the finish line, to make you a happier version of yourself.
So during the times where life gets tough, go out of your way to find those things. A few moments of optimism in your life can save a lifetime of regrets.
Because when things get hard we sometimes take the ‘easier’ option and just quit, but not you, you can accomplish all, and success is all yours.

Let the low times in your life follow through higher than you’ve been before.
This is your life, it’s time to stop being so hard on yourself.