Journal Entries
I’m writing this for the ones who feel like they’re drowning, the way I used to. For the ones who can’t see a way out, can’t see anything good ahead, can’t imagine where life could possibly go from here. I want you to know something it does get better, I promise you that with everything in me.
Some traumas cut so deep that they change everything. They change the way you see the world, the way you see people, even the way you see yourself. You walk around carrying scars nobody can see, and sometimes it feels like you’re walking alone in a room full of people. But here’s the truth the light does come back. Slowly, quietly, sometimes in ways you don’t even notice at first. You might have to fight for it. You might have to ask for help. You might cry yourself to sleep more nights than you want to admit. But the light comes back.
Nobody knows your whole story. Nobody knows the nights you’ve stayed awake replaying things you wish never happened. Nobody knows the battles in your head, the weight you’ve carried in silence, the times you’ve felt like giving up. That pain, that rawness, those pieces of you you’ve held them close because nobody else could carry them. And maybe that’s the hardest part, feeling like it’s all on you. But I need you to hear me: you don’t have to be alone in it.
One day you’ll look back. It might be six months, a year, or even years down the line. And you’ll realize you survived what you thought was going to break you. You’ll see that you’re still here, still breathing, still standing. That strength inside you that you didn’t even know you had it’s real. And it’s yours.
I’m not saying it’ll be easy. Healing isn’t easy. Growth isn’t easy. But I am saying it’s worth it. And I’m saying that you deserve it. You deserve peace, you deserve joy, you deserve a life that feels like it’s worth waking up for. And you can get there.
If you’re in the dark right now, just hold on. Please, just hold on. The light’s coming back for you too.
hugs xoxo