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Only one minute left before I get home from work and I'm out the door. Thank God. Sometimes, it feels like my boss is a robot that's programmed to do things that annoy me specifically. "David," he says every day when he walks into the office, "how did you sleep?" It's one of those questions where you can't win no matter how you answer. If I say nothing because who wants to talk about something so personal in a professional setting? He gets all disappointed and tries to make me feel guilty for not being social enough for his liking even though he really needs to loosen up sometimes. On the other hand, if I answer, "I slept like a baby," he gets all nostalgic and sighs like he's seen a ghost. I guess that means there's an alternate universe where I'm actually the one who has to ask people how they're doing. If you're reading this right now, odds are that you've never had to hide your feelings or hide any part of yourself at all because of stigma or neglect or abuse or pain or hate or fear yourself so much because you think you're worthless it's not even funny. And if you have experienced any of these things in your life, odds are good that your identity is still, pretty much right now, just as fractured as it was before. The fact of the matter is, every single person who has ever been put down or abused or harassed or missed out on opportunities because of who they are has had to learn how to be strong and stay strong and build a fortress around their heart and soul. It's not easy, but we all do it - we all learn how to smile when we don't want to smile and laugh even when we don't want to. We get up every day and look ourselves in the mirror and say, "I'm gonna be okay today." Or sometimes we just cry every day - but every day there's another reason why you're going to be okay right now, no matter how bad your life seems at this moment. In my case, I have a few of the most amazing friends I could ever ask for. I have a boyfriend who treats me like a human being and makes me feel safe and comfortable with myself. I have a family that cares about me, even if we don't always see eye-to-eye. And for some reason, no matter how bad things get, there's always one person in my life that makes sure I know that everything will be okay and they're not leaving my side no matter what happens . It's hard to say whether you can be as strong as those people without having those people in your life , but luckily for me... luckily for me, you can't. So, I guess what I'm trying to say is this: You can do it. Every single person who has ever been abused, discriminated against, overlooked for a job because of their gender or any other reason you can think of has done it . It's not easy feeling invisible and it's not easy being made to feel like the most worthless person in the world. It's hard being told over and over that you're wrong or that no one will love you or that your feelings don't matter. That kind of pain burns a person out and makes them feel so alone they become numb to everything around them. But these things don't have to ruin your life... because I have three little words for you: you are strong. eccc085e13
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