Life.

LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS EASY; THINGS DO NOT ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED. A LOT OF TIMES I THINK TO MYSELF, “THIS JUST ISN’T FAIR”, BUT THEN AGAIN, THAT IS JUST LIFE. IT HAS ITS UPS AND DOWNS AND YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO TAKE IT ALL IN STRIDE. SOMETIMES YOU MAY GET UPSET AND FEEL HURT. OTHER TIMES YOU MAY EVEN SHED SOME TEARS. BUT NO MATTER WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH OR WHAT YOU ARE FEELING, THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE OUT THERE FEELING THE EXACT SAME WAY AS YOU. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. EVERYONE HAS THOSE DAYS WHERE NOTHING GOES RIGHT. ANGER, JEALOUSLY, SADNESS: THESE ARE OUR OWN PERSONAL DEMONS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH EVERY DAY OF OUR LIVES. BUT IT’S OKAY BECAUSE EVERYONE GOES THROUGH THESE EMOTIONS AND EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PERSONAL WARS WITH THESE DEMONS. YOU ARE NOT A BAD PERSON. YOU ARE NOT PATHETIC OR STUPID FOR FEELING WHAT YOU ARE FEELING AND NO ONE SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE YOU BASED ON WHAT YOU ARE FEELING. WITHOUT FEELINGS, WE WOULD ALL JUST BE BLUNT ROBOTS. GOD CREATED US WITH THE INTENT O GOODNESS, KNOWING WE WOULD BE DRAWN TO OUR CONCUPISCENT NATURES; BUT NOT ALL FEELINGS ARE BAD. WHEN YOU ARE GOING THROUGH A TOUGH TIME, DON’T THINK ANY LESS OF YOURSELF. IF YOU SHED A FEW TEARS, IT DOES NOT MAKE YOU WEAK. IF YOU HAVE TO YELL, YELL. IF YOU HAVE TO CRY, CRY. DO NOT BOTTLE YOUR FEELINGS UP, IT GETS YOU NO WHERE (BELIEVE ME). THE DEMONS INSIDE OF US MAY NEVER GO AWAY, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE ONLY ONES THERE. DEEP DOWN, THERE ARE ANGELS TOO, SENT FROM GOD. THESE ANGELS BALANCE OUT OUR DEMONS. IN OUR WORLD, THEY CAN TAKE THE FORM OF A SMILE, MAKE THE SOUND OF A LAUGH, AND EVEN GIVE YOU THAT WARM AND SAFE FEELING INSIDE WHEN SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT SQUEEZES YOU IN A TIGHT EMBRACE. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE OUR ANGELS, BATTLING THE DEMONS WITHIN US. SOMETIMES THE DEMONS GET THE BETTER OF US AND WE SAY OR DO THINGS WE DO NOT MEAN. ONCE THE ANGELS REGAIN POWER, WE REALIZE WHAT WE HAVE DONE. DO NOT THINK IT IS TOO LATE TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT; IT IS NEVER TOO LATE. EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES. DO NOT SPEND ALL YOUR TIME REGRETTING YOURS OR JUDGING OTHERS FOR THEIRS. INSTEAD, LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES YOU HAVE MADE AND MOVE ON. YOU HAVE TWO STRONG LEGS AND A BIG HEART; DO NOT LET THEM GO TO WASTE. STAND UP TALL, LOOK OUT AT THE RISING SUN AND SAY TO YOURSELF “TODAY IS A NEW DAY.”