I always used to tell myself I was a messed up masterpiece. It was something I wasn't truly proud of.

I didn't realize until about high school that we all had our issues we struggled with. Sometimes we are sad because life isn't what we thought it would cut out to be in the moment. Sometimes we get frustrated and other times we have to force a smile.

We make mistakes. Sometimes we fail that exam or forget something easily. Some are permanent, like forgetting to put your seat belt on or forgetting to say goodbye to someone, or not telling them you love them. Something we forget, though, that mistakes are human.

We mess up, or in my case, sometimes we are messed up. We all have our demons and the rocks that weigh us down.

We are all our own messed up masterpiece. But we need to remember that there is another part to this label, the word masterpiece. Not just because God himself created us but because that no matter what happens in our lives we still continue on.

I'm a masterpiece because somehow I have gotten up the amount of times I've gotten knocked down and I still somehow manage to do so and so do you.

No we aren't perfect. I for sure as heck am not even close but a masterpiece never is!

I drink too much coffee, eat too much pizza, sometimes go on a rampage and read three books in one day. I like the rain too much, even though it makes me sad if it continues for days. I daydream of my future way too much but I've always been this way. I wish I loved myself more but for now I'll just keep reminding myself that I am a masterpiece and a work in progress.

But I also know that these weird things about me or the struggles I've faced, make me who I am. Plain and simple, yet so hard to comprehend sometimes.

You are a masterpiece because of your struggles, because of your life and who you are.You are allowed to be both that work in progress and that masterpiece. Being a messed up one, is a good thing. I promise.

Remind yourself that.