“You are one body with a soul, but your pieces are shredded into tiny pieces scattered somewhere you don’t know. You envy the sea because he even though its waves never disappear, it can always calm itself as if a song having a good rhythm. But you, you are as wavered as the storm. You are chaotic, even though you are silent. You have warzone right there inside your cages not knowing who to fight against or to whom you should fight for. You wavered unguardedly, but you remain quiet; firm even. You are so doubtful about yourself, so when people started to unsheathe their words, you were easily wounded.

I just want to commend you for you have shown bravery. You bear and own the world’s worries and problems regardless of how small or big they are, because you think you should be part on solving all of those.

I am so proud of you. I am so proud of you for always wearing that smile when you would rather burst into tears. For slowly stepping on the tip of acceptance when rejections started to sit beside you. For achieving step-by-step on learning with your failures. For continuously swimming when you were drowning with your own thoughts. For being aware that being hurt doesn't mean having the right to hurt others as well. For always trying to be kind when the world seems to be so unfair. For fighting it all, without spilling any tea to anyone.

I am proud of you; you face the sun as if you did not spend the whole night entertaining the clouds within your being. I am so proud of you, and I also want to remind you that choosing yourself, too, doesn't necessarily mean selfishness. You don't own the world to carry all its burdens. Caring is good; forgetting of oneself isn't.

 I hope you try too, to cry all your hearts out and scream when you needed to. You can never lessen that baggage you have in your chest unless if you let it out. You owe it to yourself the honesty it longs for. You cannot always hide on the shadow of a clown when your heart never laughs in truth.

Please, do yourself a favor. Cliché as it may sound but be happy. The little things are what make up the big things; appreciate it. You can always win when you let your fears, and worries lose. The answers to your questions may not be on its way yet, but eventually it will reach you. Trust the process. And have peace, just like you, the world is still beaming with beauty despite its turbulence.”


-the girl reminds herself

Words | theOtherHue
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