I just happen to download the deviant art app randomly and low and behold, some random journal entries from my youth.
It's interesting to look back at those journal entries. It like looking into some windows of my past. I've forgotten how hurt I was when gas started getting close to 3 dollars. How depressed I was about myself. It's wasn't hinted in words, but just remembering that time in my life. I've come so far!
I think if it's one lesson I've learned since then, it's to learn to love myself. Life becames so much more tolerable when I stopped looking down on myself, and instead, started embracing myself.
The world can be a harsh pl