Think about that , Stars shine their brightest when they have a dark backround . We are those shining stars with the dark backround. My name is Sebrina L. ,and I am 14 turning 15 on the 11th of Febuary . I am in foster care . I have No parents ,No family ,Few but dear friends ,but most of all i have my self . I used to think that I couldnt do it by my self . I used to feel bad about my self all the time and I have attempted suiside many many times in the past , in multiple ways . Yet each time I didnt suceed , Somewhere in my mind told me that it wasnt meant to be . That my life did mean something to some one somewhere . We go thru things for a reason , some of the reasons are unknown but 1 reason that I found out for myself is I sometimes go thru things so I can one day help kids who are feelong the same way I did .But 1 thing that we got to know and hold on to is that without our dark backround and troubled past we wouldnt and will never shine our brightest . When I was told that it really touched me an made me think of all the regrets I had .Then I thought to my self that if I never wouldve went thru all the things I went thru then I wouldnt be the young woman I am today. I had to learn to love myself and now I do . But before I did ,I Would always try to love others but its impossible if you dont love yourself first . And Now today I can stand and say that I do love my self and also I love you guys no matter what you guys are going thru just know that someone is always going to be there even my self I am going to be there whenever . If You would like to contact me you can reach me at my email address sabrinachavez37@yahoo.com dont be shy you can tell me anything plus i wont tell anyone plus i dont have anyone to tell but um yeah anytime you would like to talk im here just send me an email and i will get back to you asap k lots o love Sebrina L.
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First of all, I think your analogy is beautiful. Was it based on a quote that you may have heard at one point? I ask simply because I have been searching for the perfect phrase to have tattooed on my chest over my heart, that best describes how my pain and struggles have made into the woman I am now. However, if this is based on a famous quote, I’d sure like to get it right if it’s getting inked on my skin forever! lol
Secondly, for a 15yr old young lady, you are beyond your years. (And that’s a good thing!) As I stumbled through this website trying to figure out how to post, etc. I sneaked a peek at one of your comments and was blown away. I think sometimes people need a splash of cold water in the face type of empathy. Someone who has been there too, cares about their feelings, but is not going to feed the fire.
Too often we get caught in that cycle and run on auto-pilot while we are in that super depressed state of mind. I needed someone to actually say to me, “You don’t want to die; literally cease to exist?” I believe you just want the pain to end and you don’t know how to make it go away. Am I right?”
She was right. I couldn’t stop sobbing for months, I felt so sad and I didn’t know why. It was like Hell on Earth.
I am better now. As a mother and as a woman nearly twice your age, I have much respect for your courage and mature attitude.
Hugs and Love
ps-sorry for the novel! ;p