Courage

There will always be obstacles in life, trying to keep you away from where you want to be. There will always be people who doubt you. Numerous doors will be closed, and sometimes no others will open. Sometimes all you have is yourself and it’s entirely up to you to find answers. To overcome those brick walls and make something of yourself.

In psychology, courage is broken down into four subcategories—bravery, perseverance, honesty, and zest. Bravery is thought of as completing something, despite how much fear there is in it. Perseverance is to be able to see the outcome and reach for it, no matter how difficult the journey is. Honesty, as a subcategory of courage, is more than just telling the truth; it’s being honest with yourself, who you are, where you are going to be. Zest is defined as feeling alive and displaying enthusiasm for any and all activities and is influenced by many things. Everything in life is backed up by at least one other quality. Here, courage is made up of four. Without bravery, you cannot defeat that brick wall. Without perseverance, you cannot see the probable change in your future. Without honesty, you cannot keep true to yourself. Without zest, you cannot be sure that you won’t give up.

On the contrary, giving up is an option. Sure, there’s a brick wall right in front of you, keeping you away from your dreams. Take the chance, walk away from the wall. Let it defeat you and maybe, just maybe, there will be an easier way around it. Drown in the moat of depression and grief that surrounds the wall. Fall into the hole of despair and darkness that is set as a trap in front of the wall. Just give up and don’t even give it a try. Don’t try to climb or jump over the wall. Let it defeat you, seriously. Do that, give up, and see where life takes you.

Majority of the time, giving up is easier. But without courage, without that yearning to make something of yourself in the face of trauma, you can’t get anywhere. Courage is at the center of overcoming obstacles. To identify and overcome. To be brave and honest, always persevere, and to be full of vitality. That is courage. That is all it takes to get you to where you need to be.

Dear Agony

Taking hold of your emotions is a balance between maintaining sanity and conforming to societal pressures. Some people hide them, others are dead on. It is not based on strength, it is not based on weakness. It is based off of something that we can barely control. It is based off of something complex, something that cannot be described in a word or two.

Sadness does things that which happiness can never compete. It brings you to a point of depression, for some a point of safety. It is a steady emotion. Someone who has uncovered a time of desperate sorrow in their life has much more to build them stronger. It hits you to the deepest depth of your heart and either brings you together with others or completely tears you away.

“Suddenly,
The lights go out;
Let forever drag me down.
I will fight for one last breath,
I will fight until the end,
And I will find the enemy within

because I can feel it crawl beneath my skin”

Nothing is true and nothing is actually beautiful.
Nothing is forever and nothing is really reliable.

There is no time to overcome such emotions as much as there is to fall into them. Maybe it’s easier to be sad—to have no standards, to have less expectations to be failed, to let things just come as they go and to not be let down. Sometimes it’s easier that way.

“Somewhere far beyond this world I feel nothing anymore”
Breaking Benjamin

Structure

No matter where we are in life, we need something stable to hold onto. There must always be something to base everything off of, something to rely on in any circumstance. It’s all about having structure in your life.

It’s not to be said that structure is simple. Rather, it’s mighty complex. It is entirely based on your mindset. In so many circumstances, you may lose sight of the sturdiness of your life and your path. With a sold structure, things seem to fall into place, things seem to make sense, and you feel safe. On the other hand, have a weak structure and your life seems to be chaos. You feel lost. You feel like all you do is run and there is no finish line. No matter what you do, nothing seems to be in place.

Part of life is losing your focus and finding it again. Losing it to the point where you’re ready to break down and cry; finding it to where you’re on top of the highest mountain, screaming at the top of your lungs. When you find that brace in your life after a time of dissipation, you find a peace, a renewal in yourself.

Sometimes, structure is tied in with change. An effect of having weak structure is constant change in your ideas, thoughts, actions, and so on. You feel as if mixing things up is better than having a set plan, a set thought pattern, or a set routine. However, you seem to feel lost easily. So you change again, feel as if you’re on top of the world. In the end, you need to let it all go and find a set place you want to be. Stick with it. Begin to build a solid structure for yourself, especially if you’re nearing a crossroad in your life. Having a strong point to base everything off of in your life can change everything.

Find the right mindset and you’ll create the right structure for yourself and your life. Take that structure and apply it to every aspect of your life. Don’t be afraid to base everything off of it. That’s what it’s for. A stronghold, a solid structure.