If you have ever been abused, mentally, physically, verbally and think it is all your fault.

If you have been sick or are. If there is no cure for what you have. Regular tests and checkups.  Or going through too much and you do not know how much more you can take.

Been divorced, been separated. Your dreams taken from. Been told the impossible, been told you have to fight and you need to give your all.

Had a friend or relative pass. Not being believed, getting told it is all your fault. Been charged for something you did not do. Been down a dark road, drugs, alcohol.

Well, my friend.

You are not alone and you are stronger than you realise. Life’s a bitch but we keep going. We keep pushing on. We keep fighting. Keep being you.

I know this as I have been down majority of these roads and I am still here. Some days I feel I do not want to be me, be here or go even through this and I do not think I could take much more.

But some days you are loving life, so happy and glad to be here. Being strong all the time and holding your shit together is extremely hard.

When you are in the midst of all this. You think how can you get out and how and when will this end.

Thank goodness for ‘that person’ as I have a few and they have kept me going. And they still love you and still got your back even when you do not reach out to them and just keep to yourself. They will never let you go.

As I was writing, I had How I met your mother on. S8 E17 ‘the ashtray’ Lily and Marshal have a conversation. And Lily has a break down because she did not follow her dream and now, she goes onto say, she is too old, she is a mum, and it is too late for her. She says and someone told her; I am ‘just’ a kindergarten teacher. Marshal comforts her and says no, no, no, no it is not too late. You are going to quit your job tomorrow and you are going to go back and pick it up right where you left off with your dream. And goes to say, ‘I promise you, your best and your most exciting days are all ahead of you.’

The reason I am telling you this. is because it is not too late. You are not too old. You are not ‘just’ a mum or dad or whatever role you are doing. You are more than that. And you have a lifetime to live, dream and do more. Start with a step, start with a day, start with you making the choice and then go out and chase it. Be scared, be emotional, be in the unknown but do not stop believing, do not stop being you and do not stop living. Do not stop chasing your dream and living your life.