Remind me...

Sometimes I forget that I am enough. That even though in the moment it’s hard to wake up, go to class and live, I am strong. I have moved mountains. I have gone through hurt and heartache, love and joy, but it all can get to be too much. If I survived so far, I can continue to survive and move more mountains as they appear, I know that I can move past hardship-- because I already have. So remind me.

Sometimes I forget to stop talking, and will dominate conversations. I just get so excited and passionate in what I talk about. All of the sudden it’s been thirty minutes and all that I have accomplished is frustrating you by only talking about myself or something that is important to me. I know that the key too a conversation or even a good friendship is equality, but I can get so wrapped up that I just forget to let you say something. So remind me to stop talking.

Sometimes I forget to be productive. I’ll sit on the couch all day, not do my homework and waste my day. And that's okay to do. Sometimes you need to do nothing and rest. But you can’t do that all the time. In order to stay stress free you actually need to do something and be productive. So remind me to get my work done.

Sometimes I forget that everything does happen for a reason. Crappy things happen to un-crappy people and sometimes life sucks. Alot. But, there is always a silver lining, everything that happens to you or me shapes us into a better and stronger person. We learn from our past. So remind me that it’s going to be okay-- even if it is going to take some time.

Sometimes I forget that a bad grade doesn't represent who I am. School work is important, but it's not the only thing that matters. We are going to fail an exam or even a class, it will be okay. One day, we will all have jobs and a family of our own, and we won’t be thinking about bad grades. We will be focusing on our lives and how yes- to some extent it is important to do our best in class, but it is more important to be happy and stress free. So remind me.

Sometimes I forget that I need to take a step back and breath. Everyday there is a lot going on, school work can pile up, work and friends can be a lot, and it can all get a little overwhelming. So remind me that I can put myself first sometimes.

Sometimes I forget to be myself and I become who ever I think society thinks I should be. But I don’t want to be someone who I am not. Society can be mean and hurtful, but the most important thing is to be yourself. So remind me, if you start to see me as someone who doesn’t look like the real me.

Remind me...