an open letter to broken hearts

remember to breathe.

remember that we love you.

remember to love yourself.

i know that you're going through a hard time right now.

it's probably draining you emotionally, physically, and mentally..

but what will get you through this whole ordeal is..

yourself.

i can promise you that no matter what we say.. things in your life will never change until

you decide it.

i can tell you that during my darkest moments -- i had to believe and trust that

my life would be better.. that my heart would love again.. that i would smile, and eat,

and sleep again. the hard part is believing it - hope is what will get you through this.

it always suprises me when the universe turns around

and works hard at lining up the stars for me.

that's when things start to make sense..

when i realize that your life is truly in your hands.

you've got to trust yourself. and your life.

and know that your life still has many days, weeks, months, and years to live.

this is one "piece" .. one "story" .. of your life.. it does not define your life. you.

or him.

life happens the way it does - because it's trying to tell you something important.

sometimes, life shifts drastically because it needs you to realize that you've got to love yourself

first.

we never know what the future brings.. but i believe that if you do things right - the first time around - your life will rightly come. trust & believe.

.. do something nice for yourself today. take a walk. eat a piece of chocolate.

or cake. :-).. smile.. do something you wished you could have done - but haven't done.

here's a quote that gets me through hard times - i hope it'll speak to you too.

"life does not put things in front of you that you are unable to handle"

"the bird doesn't sing because it has an answer - it sings because it has a song."

.. believe. have courage.