I have stepped out of my comfort zone, doing things i might never have dared to. Some of them I regret. Struggling with overwhelming feelings of sadness, loneliness, loss, worthlessness, confusion. People say "you should be outgoing, courageous..." others say "you should be yourself". Who do I listen to?

A verse on my mug says:
"Dear God, please grant me
the serenity to accept the things i cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference."

If only serenity, courage and wisdom are traits that can easily be developed.

But I have done others things too that i am not regretting. I am embracing the future with excitement and lots of energy. Life is full of choices. I admit i have not always made the right ones. Let them be my stepping stones, let them mould me into a tougher person. Happiness comes from within, not without.