Blog #6 When the World Knocks You Down...Stand.

In reality no situation is perfect. There is not one person in the world who has a silver platter handed to them. In reality...at any time that once "perfect" moment could shatter and break into a million pieces before you even blink your eyes. I don't mean to sound depressing, or depressed, because I'm neither! I'm a particularly happy person who just happens to know a lot about messing up. Everyone messes up, and a lot of times when people make mistakes it can be hard to fix them. In the past I've hurt people I love, been the puppet master to people's hearts, and crossed lines I knew I should not  have. It's not easy to admit that you're wrong but the one thing you can do is admit that you're sorry. In my mind, I've always felt like my mistakes can't be forgiven because if someone ever did those things to me, I'd never have the guts to forgive and forget. But, I'm often flabbergasted by how compassionate and accepting of the truth people are.

The world has knocked me down plenty of times and I've always seemed to slowly but surely make my way back above water. Of course, with problems comes responsibility. If you hurt someone, it's your job to make it right again, because in the end "you get what you give." My advice to those who are in peril, and in need of a way to fix their situation is to never lose hope. Referring back to my own regrets, there were times when I felt like if I didn't make something right or if I didn't make a person love me again like they once did, that I would regret that for the rest of my life. Grudges are hard to hold on people that you've grown so close with. Even the harshest of people have a hard time forgetting their loyalty to someone. You have to be honest and say absolutely EVERYTHING that you feel. Personally, I've never held back in any situation even if it would be in my favor to do so. The reason is because if you don't say how you feel then that person will never know.

I believe that if you've been pushed down, hurt, torn apart, or if you feel like all of your tears will soon run out, you need to stand up. The first step is to stand up, because once you're up you can finally learn to walk forward. Even if the world seems to close and push you further and further towards the ground...keep walking forward. 

This is a poem about being strong, and doing what you believe in.

There is inside you
all of the potential
to be whatever you want to be,
all of the energy
to do whatever you want to do.
Imagine yourself as you would like to be,
doing what you want to do,
and each day, take one step
towards your dream.
And though at times it may seem too
difficult to continue,
hold on to your dream.
One morning you will awake to find
that you are the person you dreamed of,
doing what you wanted to do,
simply because you had the courage
to believe in your potential
and to hold on to your dream.