I’ve been through a hell of a lot these past couple of days. Things that I never would of thought I would have to deal with. Things that I know go on in the world, but that I didn’t even think about happening to me. Things that I would never wish to happen to anyone in this world. 

It’s an awful feeling to be lost. To want so badly to reach out and hug someone but not be able to. To want to lift all of the hurt off of somebody, to want nothing more than to take all of the pain for yourself.

I’m done complaining about my own life and my own problems. I’m done worrying about the small things and getting upset about not turning in an assignment, not getting enough sleep the night before, waiting for a phone call that doesn’t come. There are way too many things that I complain about without really thinking about how good I have it. Life is too short and too precious to get caught up in disappointments. It’s time to start being truly selfless.

Thank you to my dad for doing everything in his power to make things right, for telling me everything is going to be okay.

Thank you to my big brother for sitting down with me and telling me that the best thing to do was to calm down and breathe.

Thank you to my mom for always saying the right things at the right time, no matter how awful a situation may be.

Thank you to my boyfriend for holding me and letting me cry, telling me how brave I am, and saying nothing else.

Every day is the first day of the rest of our lives. It’s time to treat it like that.