This me accepting that a heart that is broken is still worthy of love.
This is me shaking my head at every time I mistook toxicity for a remedy.
This is me putting an end to all the times Ive felt sorry for myself.
Ryan Christodoulou
This is me seeing that my vulnerability is a strength, not a weakness.
This is me accepting that the first cut is the deepest for a reason.
This is me validating my feelings instead of being ashamed of them.
Ryan Christodoulou
This is me knowing that its okay to hurt.
This is me learning that its even more okay to acknowledge it.
This is me knowing that a brighter future is still within reach.
This is me realizing that I deserve to feel happiness course through my veins.
This is me learning that Im not always the one to blame.
This is me accepting that change can be good.
This is me knowing that to grow, I need to let go.
This is me shedding out of the flesh others have felt obligated to claim as their own.
This is me accepting that everything up until this very moment has only made my skin that much stronger.
This is me reclaiming my body as my home.
This is me wearing my scars on my sleeve.
This is me accepting that healing isnt always linear.
This is me admitting that I sometimes pick at scabs.
This is me accepting that, just maybe,Ive been whole all along.
