Hidden Identity💋✔💯

💋Heart to Heart talk

"Stop proving yourself to everyone else. Sometimes we try to show the world we are flawless in hopes that we will be liked and accepted by everyone, but we can't please everyone. There is no need to put on a mask. There is no need to pretend to be someone you are not. Ignore the comparisons and expectations knocking at your door. The only person you should try to be better than is the person you were yesterday. Don't change so people will like you, be patient, keep being your amazing self, and pretty soon the right people will love the real you. Care less about who you are to others and more about who you are to yourself. You will have less heartaches and disappointments the minute you stop seeking from others validation on you can give to yourself. Don't lose yourself in your search for acceptance by others. You are good enough, smart enough, fine enough, good-looking enough and strong enough. You don't need other people to authenticate you, you are already valuable."

"Why is that? "I'm only asking for a clear mind and a happy heart, Nero."

After Nero gave me back the memories he had erased from me before. I felt so much grief and pain again.

"Lips, Sometimes, your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows. Your flaws are beautiful, and there is someone out there who will accept them. Everyone is addicted to something that takes away the pain. We are all living in this messed up world and trying to evade the complications life brings. In doing so, we start to create addictions. Things that distract us from whatever is eating away at us deep inside. Whether it be drowning our sorrows in a bottle of vodka, getting so high we forget our name, or bleeding just to feel alive, each one of us does something that helps make living a little easier."

I tried to be calm, I felt as if my chest was tightening with a mixture of resentment and anger. I knew every reaction of my face was read by Nero. I also notice in his words that it is light, but everything he says has a deep meaning, so that maybe, I can fully understand what he wants to say to me.

"But the sad thing is, is when we start to judge someone because of their choice of escape. Just because someone decides to smoke a blunt and someone else decides to self harm, doesn't mean they're any different. Both people are trying to make the pain go away, they just have different ways of coping. So when you look at someone who is covered in scars, why do you think it's okay to judge? When you look at someone who is inhaling their bit of happiness, why do you think it's okay to judge? We need to start being more understanding and empathetic towards people and listen to what they have to say. Because if people would take the time to listen to what's going on in someone's head, they would understand that we are all the same. We all have problems but through our hardest times, we realize how strong we truly are. And eventually those addictions will start to become a habit and eventually those habits will become once-in-awhiles. And maybe one day those addictions will just diminish. But it's okay if they don't."

My heart ached at what Nero had said. He is good at giving advice and there is truth in every word he utters, I am so affected that I can no longer control my emotions.

"Because having an addiction, whether it be drugs, self harm, starving yourself, or anything along those lines; it doesn't make you any less of a person. You are beautiful the way you are, flaws and all. And one day you will learn to find better escapes that will be beneficial to you and not self destructive. But until then, stay strong. You can beat this. You deserve all the happiness in the world and don't ever let anyone make you think less of yourself. We all have our own demons. We're just too scared to let them out in fear of what others will think. But there is someone out there who will fully understand you and accept you for who you are. There is someone who will embrace your darkness and bring light into your life you've never dreamt of having. One day you will realize all the pain you've ever felt, all these things you've done to escape that pain and feel alive, were a blessing in disguise once you reach that point in your life where you are truly happy. And I promise Lips, you will get there. Just take it one day at a time and remember you are worth more than you think."