you're not enough for her

To be completely honest, sometimes life sucks. Sometimes we don’t know if we’ll make it through. Sometimes we don’t know where we’re headed or the ‘why’ behind our circumstances. Sometimes our hearts break. Sometimes we lose people we love and our worlds are left in pieces. Sometimes we feel helpless. Sometimes we’re scared. Sometimes we don’t want to open our eyes when we hear that alarm clock beep. But here’s the thing, today you did. Today you opened your eyes. Today you shrugged out of bed. Today you took a breath, you stepped, you nodded, you walked, you continued. And that’s truly admirable. And I know it was hard. Moving forward was damn hard. Being a human was damn hard. But you did it. You continued. And so, today, I only hope for one thing: I hope that you learn to laugh. I know your days are tough. I know sometimes you feel defeated, and you don’t want to believe in goodness, because goodness has failed you time and time again. I know you ache, I know. But I hop

I challenge you to be alone; I challenge you to dig deep and find out who you are. I challenge you to look at the face in the mirror and love yourself as much as you love other people because those other people you love and admire so much – they have flaws and bad habits and problems, too. Stop pouring all your heart and energy into people who don’t want it, into people who don’t respect you and treat you well. Pour that heart and energy into yourself. Don’t text people who don’t respond. Don’t call someone because you’re lonely – instead, be lonely. Deal with the loneliness and find a way within yourself to fill the gaps in your heart. Being alone will teach you just how strong you are. You will become the best version of yourself and that’s what's truly important. You won’t change who you are anymore depending on who you’re around. You can walk away from friendships that are draining. You can enjoy going to get coffee alone. You can say no to people who aren’t ke