Have you ever heard the lie that being alone is sad? That those who are alone - wounded, damaged, strange, broken? That they are too picky, that they don't suit anyone? That they don't know how to adapt and love?
And maybe you really do feel that way sometimes. You sit in a darkened room and wonder when the day will be brighter again. Tears run down your skin, but they don't soothe your numbness. Time that moves on without you leaves you behind.
Have you let this lie seep into your bones over the years and feel like you've lost? Are you really?
Are you less human because you are alone? Does victory always have to go to someone else and not you?
Lies are so hard to unravel and get off your skin. But no matter how much you bleed, you have to get rid of them, you have to remove them. You deserve to know the truth, to know that it's okay to be alone.
There's nothing wrong with being alone, even if you don't have anyone to hear your breath or your heartbeat. There is nothing wrong if you don't feel good in this silence. You have to get used to living this way.
Maybe this is the time to realize that you are allowed to find happiness in your own way. Knowing that it is no small thing to keep breathing.
No one will have full access to your thoughts and dreams, only you, so be kind to yourself. You deserve love like everyone who breathes on this earth. Just because you're alone doesn't mean you're not good enough for the company of others. That doesn't mean you don't need them.
You cannot love people fully without first loving yourself. This is the time to realize that you have the power to break free from the lies. You can shape your power and recharge in the shadows.
Understand that silence comes when you need it. Allow yourself time to rest and remember your worth. Think about who loves you and who doesn't. Who stands by you and who has left you.
Your worth is in your heartbeat. You don't need another person to provide you with value, you just have to admit that it is in you, that it lives in you.
Be patient with your pain management. It breaks out of the mold. Relax. Put your energy into finding your core. You are enough. Take a breath.
You'll find clean air when you climb high above the lie. The lie that being alone is failure. It's not true. The sun still shines no matter who approves or disapproves of you.
And if you can see the beauty in letting the present be what it is, then you are already breaking through the walls of lies. Let them fall and choose their fear. You are stronger than them. You are enough!
