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This may sound like a cliché, but it’s true. What will be, will be, and everything turns out the way it is supposed to be. If I would have read that sentence a year ago, I would have slammed my computer shut and said; “f you”, and then think about all the bad things that have happened in my life so far and be so angry, because what do you mean that was supposed to happen? 

I know, I get it. I’ve been there. Bad things happen, and I mean, really bad things happen. I can’t explain why there is a genocide going on in Gaza right now, or why some people get to live and not others. Really really shitty things happen to people. I’m aware. I’m just saying that every hardship that you have had to go through has been there to strengthen you.

I was depressed, for so long. Like annoyingly long. A small problem in the western world, born with a lot of priviliges, I know. But to me it was a very difficult time. I struggled with my mental health a lot, and on top of that I dealt with life in general. We all do. Life sucks sometimes, but what I’m trying to say is that it will get better, and that’s coming from someone who did not believe that it would. Then it did. Surprise. Honestly, I can’t tell you exactly what I did to get rid of my depression. But what I can tell you, is that we have to go through tough periods in our lives to; grow. It’s all a part of God's plan and I choose to believe that. See, happiness comes from choosing it. It’s not easy, nothing is. Everything is at least a little bit hard, in one way or another. Happiness included. I’ve had to work for my happiness and I am still working on it, every single day. But I choose to, because I want to. You have to choose your "hard” in this life. Honestly, writing about this is hard for me. It feels embarrasing to put myself out there and to actually try. “Because what if it goes wrong?”. I’m imagining all the people that I know laughing at me as I’m writing this. 

Plot twist. What if it goes right? I know you have heard all of this before, because I have. What if it goes right? It can. You just have to believe, and never ever give up. Never give up, because life is so beautiful. It’s waiting for you!!! 

Get up and start loving yourself. Easier said than done, yes. Something that has helped me is to appreciate myself for what I have to give to the world. I may not look like the beauty standard or have a lot of impressive accomplishments up my sleeve. But, I am proud of my kind heart. I am proud that I choose to give my heart and kindness to a world that can break it, and it probably will. You can’t trust that you won’t get hurt again, but you need to have trust in that you will be ok if you do. Because you will be ok, eventually, every time.