#keepchuggin

What do you do when you wake up in the middle of the night? I woke up in darkness and my thoughts fell upon me. I began to think – to wonder – what it would be like to be freed from all of this emotional and familial baggage. That’s until I realized that it’s up to me. It’s not the job of anyone else. It’s not something that some trained shrink can help me with. It’s all up to me. I’m not afraid to say I used to think that that wasn’t the case. In middle school I can remember contemplating suicide (or something of the sort) because I was being bullied. That was until I realized that people do that because they CAN’T bully your character. I guess this is for all of those people who fear life itself. I offer to you the hope that you can continue. Once you realize that you have to be the change you want to see in the world, you’ll begin to love yourself a lot more. I woke up in darkness and my thoughts fell upon me. I realized I let too many people influence me and take me out of my true self. I didn’t think for myself. I rebelled. I wanted to be anything but a product of my environment. I knew I was better than that. I am better than that. I laugh to myself now because I made it. Take a shot for me.

  To me one of the most important things in life is to have the ability to be transparent when need be. Some people need to hear your story of triumph over the enemy. There are people, every day, who fight and fight to hold on to what little bit of hope they have left. They need to be recharged. Tabula rasa. Start over. In my eyes it’s never too late. You have the most control over your own life. Use your life story to help write that of someone else. We are all the Wizard of Oz’s Lion at times – we need courage. The courage to persevere.