The Necessities of Life

 There are days when I wake up and I feel at my absolute worst. I have no motivation to go on, I struggle so much more than people realize behind closed doors, and I often feel very much alone and abandoned at times. It is a struggle to sit here with my overwhelming amount of thoughts that pop in and out of my head. I need the people I trust and love the most in my life to stay patient with me. I do not ever want to be looked down upon as weak or a burden. I do not want to be looked down upon as another human being who struggles at given times throughout each week unannounced. I am not weak. I am strong. I am stronger than anyone realizes. I am on this earth for a reason, even if I am unsure of what the future holds for me right now. Time will tell, but there is no rush for anything. I have fallen down, and I have failed at times. The one thing that remains true is that I have never, ever given up on myself. I am still here pushing through, and I do not plan on going anywhere anyti...

 There comes a moment in life when everything seems like it is falling apart. Nothing is going right, and tears just keep streaming down your face. No matter how hard you try to stop it, they just keep flowing down your face, splashing on the floor. Mascara streams down your face as if there is nothing else you can do to stop it. Heartbreak is truly the most painful experience we have in life. There is nothing more devastating than the utter pain of your fragile heart breaking into a million little pieces.  Heartbreak is the worst and unimaginable reality that we all have to endure at some point in our lives. Sometimes it is having a loved one pass away. Other times, it's when you picture a life with someone you love, but then that breaks apart, and you have to move on and find someone else to share that love with. There is a great pain that you feel deep within because everything you ever thought has changed, forever. Somedays, it is hard to wake up and go about your day beca...

Her past haunted her like a ghost of Christmas past. The pain she once endured crept behind her in the middle of the night, like a bad dream when you cannot fall back asleep. She was never able to get over those memories that scarred her for life, and she may never become fully healed from this. On the outside, she was radiant, always smiling and encouraging; on the inside, she was screaming for help, to get over this lost travesty of events. She was once a happy little girl with absolutely no worries in the world. Now, she was experiencing life in such a way, with a dark cloud following her every move. This time of year is becoming the gloomiest, but there is no escaping the pain of memories.  ... Every single day is a new challenge for all of us. No one is perfect, and no one has anything in life easily. Everyone experiences problems deep down, keeping them hidden from the rest of the world. It is not easy, but it is possible to let these problems go and to continue with life. Ev...

When everything felt as though it was falling apart, she began to give up on herself. She no longer felt that happiness was an option for her. She was so split inside that she did not know how to fathom the idea of being happy. She had dreams at one point, but those dreams were significantly defeated by demons. She felt as though life was granting her this new dark corner to run away and hide to, only to never come back. She did not know how to come back from this. She wanted to run away, so far away that no one could chase her and bring her back. She was ready to go until she finally discovered new happiness that was brewing within her. She woke up and realized that these demons that had been tearing her apart were only in her head, and they only wanted to see her fall to the ground. If she fell, they would have won. They would have captured her happiness, and they would never let her feel happy again. She was almost past her breaking point, but she was gifted a new strength to rise a...

Life is a precious gift that can be taken away so easily. There is nothing more valuable than having the opportunity to wake up every morning and to be surrounded by people who love you. The scary part of this whole ordeal is how life can be taken away from us so quickly. We live our lives every single day without any awareness that one day we will no longer be here. We take too many obligations for granted, and we never think anything of it. We can wake up one morning, and our entire lives could be changed forever. Every single day, people are dying. Some people perish of sickness, and others die unexpectedly. We do not know when our time will come, but we cannot keep taking life for granted. We are all not assured a tomorrow. We have to try and live our lives to the fullest potential as much as we can, no matter how critical our day has been. We have to search for some peace in all of the tragedy that is occurring, despite the difficulties we are facing.  There is no true ...

Marriage is not just an agreement between two lovers, but it is a never-ending cycle of compromise, sacrifice, and committed love that two individuals must attain for the rest of their lives. Love is the most important quality that two people share in a marriage, no matter what the circumstances bring for them. To love someone full-heartedly, unconditionally, and completely is the greatest gift anyone could ever receive from someone. When deciding whether or not marriage is the right choice for you and your significant other, you have to put aside your own wants and needs and look at the bigger picture: could you spend the rest of your life with this person? Loving someone is not completely science. Yes, the chemistry you both share with one another is important, but there is so much more to that. Love is something that is so powerful and yet so complicated, and many people fall out of love every single day. Some people do not take the time to value their partner's dreams, wants,...