Hello I am going to talk to you about something everyone should know about.
You know those people who are always so optimistic and hopeful that it just honestly makes you sick? Those people that seem to always have a smile on their face and seem to somehow know that it's all gonna be okay? Hi! You're looking right at that person. I've always been the type of person that could see things that others couldn't. I just knew things that others had doubts about...As a kid I never really had anyone to talk to or spend time with. I had family of course but they would all be doing things on their own. So I had to depend on myself. I began using my imagination to come up with friends and then I realized there's a whole other world, in our minds. It became the gateway of my happiness, it brought me peace to think that I could do anything or go anywhere I wanted. I had tons of imaginary friends and even created a cool character named Boxia...she is a box but she can do anything you want her to do. I remember imagination was my escape from the loneliness...I'll admit when I was younger loneliness was a struggle. It's something that I tend to deal with even to this day. I tend to hideaway because I don't trust that others are truly there for me...I mean I spent years on my own learning to depend on only myself. You might be asking what does this have to do with the topic: So many have this idea that optimistic people live in some magical world where everything turns out perfect and they are blinded from seeing the bad...they aren't living in reality...well maybe that is some what true. Believing in hope isn't about creating some magical fairytale land...it is about escaping from a very painful world and choosing to have peace. I promise you I have had many painful moments and heartbreak and I have felt the pain, all of it, but that is why I must hope. Because if I didn't hope, the pain would consume me and take my life. I will not let it take my life because I cannot control my situation but I can control how it affects me. Will it ruin my life? Tear me apart? Will it change me? Make me stronger? That is my choice. That is why we hope, that is why we remain optimistic, because if we don't...it will take our lives and that is a battle I am not willing to lose. After hearing this you can make your choice. You can choose to believe that optimism and hope is being brainwashed to believe everything is good, or you can grab it and appreciate it for what it is...an escape from the pain and claiming your life back!
