It's a quote I'm sure so many people have heard throughout their life- and as you've probably heard it before, let me ask you: what do you automatically think of when you hear it? By that I mean, when you think of losing something, what do you think of?
If you're anything like me, you probably thought of losing something really good, something that made you feel really happy... even a person. When I first read it, honestly, my first thought was my mom and how I always took time with her for granted, thinking I had a lifetime to enjoy with her and never fully realizing the extent to which her illness affected her until it was much too late to do anything about. But that got me thinking- if everyone associates the quote with happiness... why can't it be associated with bad things, too? When I began applying the quote to negative instances in life, it actually hit me quite hard and made me step back and reflect. Sometimes, you don't know you're in pain, or depressed, or even in a really poor situation until you see how life can be without it. If you read this blog enough, you've probably read through some of my posts where I briefly discussed my depression and in one of them; I went as far as to say that I myself didn't realize how severe it was until I read back through one of my old blogs and read some of my poetry. It was only upon re-examining the past that I realized the extent to which it had gotten and how bad I had been compared to where I was at that point in time. Upon even CLOSER reflection; I can safely say that I am 1,000x happier today than I was even when I wrote the post about re-reading poetry. I guess the quote is right- sometimes, you really don't know what you have until it lessens or disappears all together. So many people live in pain for a good portion of their lives, not knowing a better life awaits if they ditch the burdens weighing them down... or even if they re-adjust how they're carrying said burden. Do not let your burden weigh you down into your grave. I've seen it happen before. -- Maddie
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