Some motivation I wrote a few days ago. I hope you enjoy!

The best gift in life is the warmth of the person you love most, & their hand caressing yours.

Once you lose this feeling, you find yourself constantly looking for someone similar to fill the void left from the one you thought was your other half.

Waking up everyday feeling more & more lonely, empty — yet you keep looking for the needle in the haystack.

Depression & anxiety constantly take over the mind of someone who continues to experience heartbreak.

You sit there gripping your fists as tight as you can, biting your nails, peeling the excess skin from your fingers, the constant shaking of your leg, & even so far as causing physical harm to yourself.

Then, something miraculous happens. You find someone to fill that void. Immediately, you begin thinking internally, “Am I good enough? Am I annoying them? What if I say the wrong thing & upset them?”

Getting so caught up in your thoughts, you begin pushing the one thing that brings you happiness further from you each day.

You become angry at yourself for doing this in every new encounter — something you can’t control already seems to be going in a downward spiral faster than you can gather your thoughts.

Suddenly, you feel the warmth of someone’s hand on your face. You look up to see yourself, as if it’s a reflection.

“You have much more to offer, why don’t you show those around you?” You ask yourself. With the same response every time, you say, “I’m scared that I won’t be enough. I’m afraid I won’t make them smile, laugh, or even feel good around me.”

At this moment, you feel your anxiety covering your body. You feel the constant suffocation as if a bag has been pulled over your head.

Then it disappears almost instantly. You realize losing the one you loved is reality however, you tell yourself that “You are better off without them.”

A month goes by, you still hurt. A year goes by, you still hurt but the pain is lessening. Two years go by & you don’t feel any pain except, they’re still running through your mind. The only difference is it’s good memories & the fun times you had with them.

At this point in time you don’t miss them, no, you miss only the memories. This is good, right? To this day, I’m still unsure on how to answer that question when given to me.

To be unsure of something is normal, yet you want to know answers to a million different questions. See, I know this because I have been through this same cycle.

This cycle — is it good? Is it bad? Another answer I am unsure about. What I am sure about though is that no matter the pain & sadness you have suffered through, you are not alone. Not only are you not alone, you are worth it. You’re worth every second of each day, every inhale & exhale, every song you sing out of pure joy or pain, & most importantly, you’re worth is not measured by others, but yourself.

This life is a marathon, but the only one racing you is yourself. There will be times you have to stop & take a few breaths, a drink of water, eat a snack. But don’t forget to utilize these times as reflection & recollection.

It’s okay to have setbacks, but always keep moving — because once you stop that’s when we become trapped in our own minds again.

You’re worth it.

 {tjr} 

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