megs creatives

it happens so fast;
losing yourself in the midst of life.

it is so much easier to crumble than fight
to stand up and keep moving forward through
the battles that inevitably come our way. and when
you don’t fight for the strength, you feel guilty. for e v e r y t h i n g.

mental illness sucks, man.
constantly feeling like you have
to f i g h t to feel normal. as i continue
to push through the struggle of picking (more
like dragging) myself back up this past year, i see
that this is all part of it. all part of growing through the
journey set before us. part of the ebbs and flows of life. part
of who we are and learning that we can choose what to do with ourselves

even when it’s hard.

of course it seems even
harder when you feel it has
the best of you. you get up, you
get knocked down. take two steps
forward, life will shove you back ten. i feel it.

though, life is going
to happen no matter what
we do. there are times we just
need to put our big kid panties on
and take control of ourselves because
it is truly the only thing we have control over.

the fight in our
head makes everything
a million times harder. it keeps
us from being our best, most true,
authentic selves. which in turn keeps us from living our best lives.

battling with mental
illness most of my life,
i continue to realize it doesn’t
have to be so painful. it is not all
so hard when we accept what is now
and what is to come with an open mind
and heart. no judgment or negative predictions.
no off putting opinion of myself or otherwise.

we cannot let
fear keep us from
living. there is so much
to live for. every single strand
of grass holds beauty if we just
take the time to look. to breathe in
the smells of the earth. connecting with
all of our senses to what is so naturally a part
of us. to slow down and experience the simple.

we just have to
remind ourselves
again and again how
good it feels to just… be.
even in the midst of chaos.
we do not need to be e v e r y t h i n g

we just need to be.