This life is chaotic. One second you feel as if you have so much going on that your brain might explode, and the next it feels like you have far too much alone time with your thoughts. In this crazy, unpredictable world we often find ourselves lying in bed, alone, wondering what our purpose is. What am I going to major in? Am I going to be able to make enough money to provide for my future family? Am I worthy of the love I’m receiving? What about the negativity from some of the most important people in my life? A
t some point in time, our emotions feel absolutely overwhelming. We’ve all been at a point where things seem too rough, too exhausting, and not worth continuing to deal with. One second you can feel on top of the world, and the next, you’re wondering how you’re ever going to get off the ground. Some advice I’d like to share with whoever may be reading this is: it’ll pass. I’m sure you were expecting something far more intricate and deep, BUT this small fragmented sentence is something you should continuously repeat to yourself when going through a hard time.
Think back on a situation where you truly thought you could never make it through; maybe you lost a loved one, got out of a relationship, lost a job, fell into a deep abyss that felt endless. Over time, things started to get better. You found peace and strength within yourself after losing someone, found a partner that made you wonder why you ever cried about the last one, found a job that you actually enjoyed… all of these obstacles, these inconveniences in our lives all bring us to where we are now.
We’re all battered up, with inner wounds that no one else can see; but they make us who we are. If you’re lying in your bed right now, wondering why people say time heals all, when it’s been months and you still feel as lost as ever… Time doesn’t heal all, it’s what you do with that time that makes a difference.
At the end of the day, you have yourself indefinitely and that is it- become okay with that. People are so obsessed with the thought of constant happiness, and feel that they’re not living a successful and full life if they have an occasional emotional breakdown, or question their purpose at the end of a long week. Become okay with the idea of feeling every emotion you were programmed to have; if you’re happy, feel that euphoria to the utmost of your ability.
If you’re sad, allow yourself to cry and wallow in your problems for a while, but always get up afterwards and remind yourself that everything will eventually be okay. Be okay with being every inch of your emotional, crazy, loveable self that has gotten you through each day of your life thus far. No day is going to be perfect, and sometimes you’re going to wish you could end it all, but like the popular saying goes, “Find something you would die for, and live for it.” We’re all a little lost in this world, and a lot of the time I believe we aren’t meant to be truly and completely found.
