thoughts, poems and teenage shit

strength does not mean you're ok.

I do not associate "strength" with pretending to be okay all of the time. I define a strong person as someone who knows when they are not okay & loves themselves anyway. I define a strong person as someone who allows themselves to feel sad, sometimes without guilt but who does not allow themselves to get stuck in their pain. I define a strong person as someone who understands that it's acceptable & sometimes necessary to seek help. And someone who forces themselves to think logically even when they're all messed up inside.