Silent Heartaches

#16 - Hold On

When you feel like giving up,
Hold on.
When you feel like it's going nowhere,
Hold on.
When you feel like it's fruitless,
Hold on.
Maybe not yet today,
Maybe not yet even tomorrow,
But maybe it'll be the day after tomorrow?
If not, there's always another day to look forward to.

When you feel like everyone's ganging up on you,
Hold on.
When you feel like there's no one beside you,
Hold on.
When you feel like you're all alone against everything,
Hold on.
Maybe you are alone now,
Maybe even tomorrow.
But there's always someone meant to be beside us.
In time they'll come. But until they do, wait and hold on.
You have your family: your birth family and the family you choose.
If not, there's always someone up there always beside us.
Like air, you can not see it but you can feel it's presence. It's always there. He is always there.

You might have dreamt impossible dreams,
Still, hold on.
You might have tried to reach unreachable stars,
Still, hold on.
You might have fought unconquerable fights,
Still, hold on.
Maybe you're not successful now.
Maybe you're just a nobody now.
Maybe you keep on losing the fights you've chosen.
But did you really choose those fights?
Would you choose them time and again?
Maybe your dreams seem impossible now.
Maybe you're grasping things that are not meant for you to.
Maybe you've been choosing the wrong battles.
Maybe there's a war waged for you to fight and win.
Just know that there are always losses and wins.
And FAILing is just your First Attempt In Learning.
What's trial and error for?
You fail, so what? Try again.
You fail again, learn from it and try again.
Remember, if Plan A doesn't work there are 25 more letters in the alphabet.

Maybe your world and your days seem dark now.
Maybe it still is tomorrow.
But it isn't always so.

Maybe nobody sees your importance now.
Maybe you don't even trust yourself of becoming someone everyone would accept.
But as Dr. Seuss said, "Those who mind don't matter. And those who matter don't mind."
Be who you are and who you want to be.

Maybe you've always felt so in the dark.
Maybe you've been dreaming about a life where you're a shining star.
And even though it seems like it's so far away, believe in yourself.
Remember that at the end of every tunnel is an opening.
Just keep crawling, feel your way through the darkness
And you'll sooner or later see the light.

Do not be afraid of being afraid.
Sometimes it's even okay not to be okay.
We all are scared of something.
Feeling is a sense that let's you know you're still alive.
And while you're alive there's always another day ahead.
Remember that you bleed just to know you're alive.

You may not be Superman.
Not even Batman.
Not Iron Man, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Thor, The Hulk, Spider-Man, or any Avenger or X-Men heroes.
You are who you are and no one can replace you.
You're not a waste of space.
You're not invisible either.

One of these days you'll find who you truly are and accept it.
You may not be a super hero,
But you can be super with your own choices in life.
You can be a hero in your own ways.

You'll get hurt.
You'll get ignored.
You'll get rejected.
You'll face obstacles.
You'll stumble and fall.
But don't let it break you.

You'll face it all and say in the end that "I did it all."
You'll come out of every challenge maybe wounded and scarred.
But stronger than ever.

All these pain, all these miseries,
They all will end.
We just have to wait.
Be yourself.
Do what you think you have to.
Trust Him.
And all will be well.

Live.
And hold on.