No one realizes that under your smile, youre struggling with pain and exhaustion.
No one knows that under your kindness, you are suffering from loneliness and confusion.
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Updated 6 years ago,August 31, 2019
I know youre in pain right now.
Natalie Allen
They dont get it.
They think your life is all rainbows and butterflies because you hide your pain.
They dont understand because they only see what is going on on the outside.
Natalie Allen
They dont see that your insides hurt and your body feels heavy.
You hide it so gracefully.
You hide it with ease.
But you secretly pray that someone will notice the pain you are in.
You pray that someone will help you, and maybe even save you.
I know you want an easy fix, a quick way to end the hurt.
But it doesnt always happen right away, and sometimes you just have to wait patiently.
You have to find some sort of faith, some sort of hope to hold on to tightly.
I want to let you in on a little secret.
If you might be patient, you might be able to find a little silver lining.
The truth is, the wrong things dont work out for a reason.
You dont fail just to fail.
You dont fall down just to stay down.
The letdowns, the stumbles, and the heartbreaks these shape you.
They help you grow.
They teach you how to be resilient and brave.
And if youre lucky, they teach you how strong you are.
And that realization is very special.
So yo give yourself some credit.
Every time life has crushed your heart, your heart has continued to beat, steadily and powerfully.
Its not to say that those moments were not painful.
Im sure you felt that pain and hurt deep down to your core.
Im sure you felt the dread and the sadness pulse through every single vein.
But I want you to see how remarkable you are for enduring these moments.
I want you to be able to look for the diamonds in the rough.
I want you to see the rainbow in the storm, even amidst the thunder and the pouring rain.
With each bruise, you have become more compassionate and more caring.
But unfortunately, thats just not how life works.
You cant always base your feelings on the outcomes.
You cant always decide to be okay now, just because you think you will be okay one day.
You have to feel all the feelings.
You have to allow yourself to be sad or mad.
You have to cry big splotchy tears.
Cry for a while, but dont forget that your beautiful smile is hiding somewhere in those tears.
Let your pain teach others how to be kind.
Let your tears show others what bravery and compassion look like.
