The Hauntings

I will try my best to convey the things I think and feel in this post as best I can. It is very hard for me to speak the things I feel and truly get across the meanings and emotions. To everyone out there struggling with life, with friends, significant others, family members, whomever you have in your life. Please love them. Despite their shortcomings, their faults, their mistakes, no matter what they've done to you, love them. Everyone is struggling to find their way in life, their purpose.

Traveling these never-ending roads and pathways we go down, we change a little bit more every time we encounter a dragon, or giant or troll under a bridge we didn't see coming. The hard things in life make us stronger, wiser, more perceptive and most of all, it helps to have someone their to help fight those battles with us. To support us, for offense and defense, for helping to patch us up after we've taken a seemingly ceaseless beating.

I know there are those of you out there who say you are lone wolves, nomads, preferring to travel through life on your own. But please consider this. For all of your reasons, there will always come a time when you need or want someone in your corner and they aren't there. And I know this is where you say you pick yourself up and dust yourself off, dry your own tears (or don't cry at all because you're big, bad, and tough) and you continue onward. Congratulations for being valiant and brave. But you're also being selfish and a martyr for no reason.

I know people have let you down. I know people have hurt you, and done things you would have never done. Please know they never meant to hurt you or let you down. They are only trying to figure out their place in this world and one day they will appreciate your determination and loyalty. One day, they will recognize how valuable you are to have in their life and how lucky they are.

To the person struggling to figure out their place in this life. There are always people around you begging to be let in, to be counted on, that want you to want them to be in your life, who actually WANT to help you. Swallow your pride, put your past to rest and be brave enough to see those people in your life and let them help you and love you. Don't belittle them for seeing the light inside of you that you can no longer see. Let them be someone you can count on. Take a chance and trust them. But always remember we are human. That's why we have each other. Just always make sure to make time for the people who you know truly care for you.

xx

m.k.