For me to heal, I have to promise myself that no matter how bad life gets, I won’t quit.
I’ll rest but I won’t quit.
I promise I’ll rest when the storm gets too dark. To take a break when it hurts too much, to take that time to sleep and do nothing when I can’t deal with life.
But I’ll never quit on myself because I promise to be honest with myself, sometimes harshly but not to the point where I beat myself up. It will be with the mindset that I can do better.
And I promise myself that I am better.
So I won’t settle for less than what I truly want because it’s not that I deserve the best, but that I desire the best, so why not go for it?
I promise to take it a step higher when I reach for dreams. To never dilute the vision of my life with the opinions of others who don’t have my best interests at heart.
I promise to surround myself with people who want to be in my life and are genuinely my friends.
Because genuine friends are friends who will eventually become best friends. I promise to be friends with people who tell me what I don’t want to hear but really need to hear. Friends who won’t only be there when things are good but who will stick around for when sh*t hits my fan.
And I promise to love with all my heart and soul. I’ll love hard and not apologize because i know the ones I choose to love need it whether they say it or not. I have all this love and I make that vow to myself to set it free.
I promise to be easier on myself. To work hard towards something because it’s important to me, not because I want to validate myself.
Because I promise to always remember that no matter where I am in life, I have a purpose and I do matter.
I am enough.
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