Stop letting them make you think you've "missed out" on everything in life and you're getting "too old" to do anything. And mistakes? They better hope they're perfect before passing judgment. Anything worth value will takes sacrifices, lessons learned, and missing out on a few things (but not everything) in life. Look ahead, look to the ultimate rewards. Especially if that reward is a better you.
Even if you've fought the silent battles of depression alone, don't let anyone make you think there is no light bright enough inside of you to keep lit the right path. The one that's not meant for anyone, but you.
You are not weak and you are not worthless. You are a phoenix, whose laid dormant among the ash, gathering embers of fire. Of what thoughts were lost, are now only of hope. Your spark has come. This is your rise to flames.
Behold the quietness. Keep living your truth, be the example, but remember: silence is golden, because denial holds them chaotic inside. We are all works in progress, maybe a little rough around the edges, muddied up, a little beaten, but don't ever be ashamed for who you are now. Realize that everything about them, is nothing about you.
Stop letting them into your peace. You're way better than that.
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