“It’s hard. It’s wrenching. It’s incredibly painful, and it’s difficult to feel lightness.
Or to see clearly.
Hanging by a thread can be really disorienting. What you’re going through undeniably sucks.
Listen to me: It’s going to be okay. You’re going to get through this. You can do it. Baby, you ARE doing it.
You’re getting through this. Right now your cells are plumping up and your heart is beating and you have your breath. In breath. Out breath. It’s really okay if you have to get that basic about getting through it.
In breath, out breath. Sun’s gonna rise. It’s going to be okay.
Take encouragement from strangers. Like me. Go ahead. Take it. It’s free and I don’t feel karmically entangled. So listen to me: It’s going to be okay.
This will not kill you.
Do you believe in angels? If you don’t, just believe in them for the next 24 hours. There are a hundred thousand angels by your side.
You’re probably feeling devastatingly alone, like an iceberg drifting. No one can hear you cracking. It’s cold. But, just like an iceberg, you have so much beneath the surface. Years of layers and lifetimes of experience and strengths to call on — skills of expanding consciousness that you didn’t even know you had. You will not sink.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH WHAT YOU’RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW. THOUSANDS OF THEM.
Really and truly. Your picture of heartbreak, your strain of pain is part of the human fabric, and that tapestry is holding you like an Eskimo blanket. Other people have survived this and when they got out of the hole, they left a morphogenic popcorn trail out of the pain. You can trace their steps.
It may be hard to believe right now, but not only will it be okay, not only will you get through and over this, you will thrive again. You will be clear and vibrant and INCREDIBLE.
You will not only have more character to pull out at parties and wisdom to offer the world, but you will feel more joy than you think is possible right now.
You will.
You may walk with a limp. You may wince when you look back (understandable,) you may cry unexpectedly in the book store, but you’ll be more alive, and more You. You will be strong. And you will feel a curious sensation of being more useful. And it will feel really, really fantastic.
What you’re going through right now is so difficult.
And it’s going to be okay.
More than okay.”
image credit: snoogs and wilde
Kimberly
February 13, 2014 at 10:14 amSending you all the good vibes. xo
Plum Pretty Sugar
February 13, 2014 at 10:29 amAn inspirational post, thank you for sharing this warmth and love.
xo
http://www.PlumPrettySugar.blogspot.com
Shannon
February 13, 2014 at 11:27 amSo beautiful. So grounding. And so timely. Glad I clicked on through from Facebook today. Thank you.
J.Mill
February 13, 2014 at 12:09 pmWow!
jenna
February 13, 2014 at 1:11 pmhttp://youtu.be/B0sy7y54XAE
But you’ll fight and you’ll make it through
You’ll fake it if you have to
And you’ll show up for work with a smile
And you’ll be be better you’ll be smarter
More grown up and a better daughter
Or son and a real good friend
And you’ll be awake and you’ll be alert
You’ll be positive though it hurts
And you’ll laugh and embrace all your friends
And you’ll be a real good listener
You’ll be honest you’ll be brave
You’ll be handsome you’ll be beautiful
You’ll be happy
Jennifer
February 13, 2014 at 2:28 pmYou’re a beautiful person. Inside and out.
Stacey
February 13, 2014 at 7:38 pmBeautiful and sad writing. I adore the feather image; it is quite striking.
Aneta
February 14, 2014 at 4:33 amHope you’re okay. You will be okay. :)
Kristiina
February 14, 2014 at 6:35 amJust….thank you
jen
February 14, 2014 at 11:07 amReally needed to read that right now. Thanks for sharing it.
janice
February 14, 2014 at 1:10 pmthank you!
Desiree
February 14, 2014 at 7:00 pmThank you.
Desi
February 15, 2014 at 10:44 amI love Danielle. She’s amazing. Thanks for the reminder.