It's Ok

• It’s ok to feel completely overwhelmed with life. It’s tough for every single one of us in one way or another.
• It’s ok to cry yourself to sleep. Whenever it rains, picture it as tears falling from the clouds. Even the sky cries when things get heavy.
• It’s ok to question yourself. We all have doubts and fears...some more than others.
• It’s ok to get angry and frustrated and fed up with everything. Life is hard and isn’t fair. Period.
• It’s ok to be anxious and depressed. We all have an inner Piglet and Eeyore that needs to make itself known sometimes.
• It’s ok to grieve. Losing someone you love is one of the most difficult things a person can go through.
• It’s ok to slide your back down a wall, burying your head in your knees when you reach the bottom. Sometimes it’s easy to feel that we just can not go on any longer.
• It’s ok to want to just throw in the towel. We’ve all wanted to give up at one time or another. Sometimes it feels like the easier thing to do.
• It’s ok to not be ok.

Do you know why? Because we are all imperfect human beings. Feeling these things does not make you a “negative person”. It makes you human. You don’t have to be positive all the time. You’re allowed to feel. I have gone through every single one of these emotions and thoughts that I listed above. I have always said that if you did not go through this at some point in your life, there was something wrong. There are so many things in life that can lead us to feeling like we have hit rock bottom. But there is a trick to these feelings...you can not allow yourself to get stuck there. It becomes a problem when negative emotions consume you. They can eventually cause you to become completely blind to all of the good around you. You will quickly find yourself in a downward spiral of emotions. I did many times...and still do once in a while. And the further down that spiral you get, the harder it is to climb back up. So do what you need to in that moment. Have that melt down that has been brewing all week. Have a scream session in your car. Listen to the most depressing songs you can think of. Cry until you feel like you couldn’t possibly cry any more.Stay in your pajamas all day. Eat that tub of Ben & Jerry’s at 3am as you watch a sob story on Netflix. Don’t answer your text messages or phone calls.

BUT THEN PICK YOURSELF UP AND START AGAIN. Start fighting again. Take back your life. Start running as if you had never fallen down. Don’t let the negative feelings take over your entire life. After you’re done crying the river, build the bridge and climb over it. When you realize you landed in a really terrible spot, don’t just unpack your things and live there. Keep moving until you find a better one. Get out of bed and get dressed, even if that’s as far you get. Call or text that person who has been trying to get a hold of you. Get some fresh air. Get out of the house. Start your day by reflecting on the little things in life. Tell yourself “I can do this”. Be strong. Be brave. Be resilient. Be a fighter. And remember these important points: