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To the people on adventures to find themselves.

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To the people on adventures to find themselves.
Jessica Durrant

To the people who understand the sorrow that the moon inhibits, the insecurities that we inhale on Earth, and the numbness that is buried in the dirt-I am so incredibly sorry. I would never wish these feelings upon anyone, especially not you, my sweet child. But you have these feelings, you are suffering, and there is nothing we can do about it; except thrive.


Child, I wish for you to take these emotions and light them on fire. Let them burn to ashes and rub the soot under your eyes. Wear these ashes as a symbol of defeat; because you, my dear, are undefeated. You have been knocked down time after time but you got up. It was terribly difficult, I know, God do I know, but you did it. I know because you are here today. So continue to do it. Everyday you get out of bed when I know on the inside you are damning the light to Hell. Look. at. you...You beautiful creature.


You have these eyes, these eyes that reach out to everyone you meet and invite them in. Your eyes, they tell a story. A story not only of where you have been, but oh, of the places you shall go. And let me tell you, those places look heavenly. So love, forget about the horrid past, forget about the frightening future, and focus on the hidden beauties that lie in the present. I want you to take it day by day and remember your worth.


Forget about him, because honey, he was not the one. He was not the one and he may never be the one. You are too good for his blind self. Forget about those girls, because darling, this is simply school, and one day you will be making it in this horribly beautiful world. Forget about everything bringing you down and focus on yourself because you deserve the world, and I have to say, for someone only getting a grain of sand, you are doing mighty well. I want so badly for you to be healthy and for this madness to disappear.


So find something or someone worth fighting for and do so. Get through this lovely tragedy together. Promise not to leave them for I promise to stay as well. So together we are, on an adventure to find ourselves.

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