lines i wish i wrote

you chose to heal yourself

when holding to the pain was easier.

that's strength.

you learned to love yourself

when it felt like the hardest thing to do.

that's strength.

you picked up the pieces of your heart

and arranged them into something more beautiful

and whole than before.

that's strength.

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if you ever doubt, even for a second, i hope you remember that everything you did from that fateful day took huge courage and strength. 

You are here today because you have that in you.