WHAT BELIEFS OR WORDS DO YOU, OR DO YOU TRY TO, LIVE BY?

'Fall down 7 times get up 8.'

It's hard to pick yourself up after a failure; it's harder still when you've tried to move on, grow, build, and then you fail again and again. You sort of get to a point where it feels hopeless; asking yourself 'what's the point?'

I've tried so many times to shake off my past and make a future for myself. I've worked hard and each time success has felt possible I've either hit the self-destruct button, or things have just fallen apart for me. I really had times where I just thought 'I'm not meant to succeed at life.'

I'm proof though that picking yourself  up after you fall is worth it. I'm alive, I'm recovering, I'm maybe not where I want to be but I'm experiencing things and I'm edging my toe out the comfort zone.

Maybe it won't work out this time, either, but life is full of opportunities and I'm certain one day something will click in to place when I'm ready for it. I've certainly learned a lot from each time I've attempted things. I've met people, I've stories to tell; even if they're not all positive. In the school of life, experiences make us richer. I think I'm not far off graduating with honours..