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Grateful

 I am grateful for being alive For every breath and every beat For every sunrise and every star For every smile and every tear I am grateful for being alive For every challenge and every chance For every lesson and every growth For every failure and every success I am grateful for being alive For every friend and every foe For every love and every loss For every gift and every cost I am grateful for being alive For every dream and every reality For every hope and every fear For every now and every here That fills my heart with joy and strife I'm grateful for the breath I take That gives me strength to create and make I'm grateful for the sun and moon That light my way from dawn to noon I'm grateful for the earth and sky That offer beauty to my eye I'm grateful for the love I share With family, friends and those who care I'm grateful for the challenges I face That help me grow and find my place I'm grateful for the chance to be A part of this amazing reality

Anxiety and depression

 I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of darkness Every breath is a struggle, every move is a pain I can't see the shore, I can't find the light I'm alone in this ocean, with no one to help me fight Anxiety and depression are my constant companions They whisper in my ear, they drag me down They tell me I'm worthless, they tell me I'm hopeless They make me doubt myself, they make me hate myself But I'm not giving up, I'm not giving in I know there's a way out, I know there's a way in I know there's a spark inside me, I know there's a fire within I know there's a reason to live, I know there's a reason to begin I'm not drowning, I'm swimming I'm not sinking, I'm rising I'm not alone, I'm surrounded By people who care, by people who love me Anxiety and depression are not my masters They are my challenges, they are my tests They make me stronger, they make me wiser They make me appreciate myself, they make me valu...