All the Ways

I honestly do not care if this is self helpful.  If you want to continue reading and maybe leave with a more positive attitude, then by all means, keep reading.  But you'll have to read every word.  If you do not care enough, then it's your choice and you can click away.
But there is a heavy topic that exists out in the world.  I don't want to say it, but I want to talk about it.

Life can be incredibly difficult.  This I understand.  Sometimes, the world seems as if it's ending. I know this feeling.  We all know it, even if we never talk about it.
Sometimes things just fall apart.  We may not even realize it.  One day, things just slip away.  People walk out of our lives while others walk in.

There is a constant change in life, and it can be a struggle.  Sometimes we never feel worthy enough, or smart enough, or simply good enough.  "Why me?"  "Why am I like this?"  "Why has this happened?"

It's always why, why, why.  Life never seems to be good enough.

But look at yourself.  You are amazing.  

Your body, your eyes, your smile, your extra loud laugh, your weird sneeze, your heart and your blood and your voice.  It's all apart of you.  It is the one thing you have that no one else does.  You yourself are the one thing that no one can take away from you.  All your scars and imperfections are what make you you.

No one can destroy or hurt you once you realize that you own yourself.  No one else does.  
Now, I'm not saying that we are all invincible.  We still have feelings and thoughts.  Those are the things that destroy us.

The hardest part is controlling your thoughts and keeping them positive.

"I eat too much.  I'm fat."
"I'm dumb.  Gosh, I'm so stupid."
"No one likes me."
"I'll never get anywhere in life."
"All these bad things happen to me."

Those are all such negative thoughts that slowly rip us apart.  Understand that you are not a number.  Whether that number is on a paycheck, a report card, or the tag on your pants doesn't matter.  You are a human.  
There are always mean people out there in the world who will say things to hurt us, but we have to use our own brains to say: you're wrong.  Instead try to have thoughts like:

"I'm smart."
"My body is my body.  I love it."
"There's someone who loves me a lot."
"I've gotten so far in life."
"Look at all the good things in life."

If you actually step back and look at life as a whole, it's pretty amazing.  Bad things happen. It's life and it is not supposed to be perfect.  If life was perfect, there would be nothing to learn from.

There will always be bad days.  But for every bad day, there's a hundred more incredible days.  Think of all the great things there are in life.  Some examples in my life are:

When it's warm and raining at the same time.
Being able to read.
Books in general.
The beach.
Traveling.
Family.
Being able to write.
Having food to eat.
An untouched blanket of snow.
Laying by the fire place on a cold place.
Unconditional love supplied from pets (my dog).
The beauty of nature.
Breathing in fresh air.
Making someone laugh.
Laughing until I can't breathe.
Feeling sunshine soak into your skin.
Dancing.
Music.
Amusements parks.
Hugging someone.
Walks in the rain.
Holidays.

What are some in your own life?  I mean, look at all the things that came to me with little to no thought.  In life, there are just so many things to be happy about.  So why not just focus on those?  If we constantly live life with a more positive attitude, we will automatically be happier.  

You're good enough.  I promise.

You may be completely confused on what this is about so I'll leave you with this:

Out of all the ways to live, why choose that way to die?

Until next time xxx.