Regina Spektor -Two Birds (Cover)

This long winded story applies to this song, I swear. I'm not just rambling for no reason. ^_^
I'm visiting my hometown in Washington for the next few weeks and since I'm here specifically to help my parents go through things to get rid of, I'm feeling very nostalgic.
Going through childhood trinkets and old writings and drawings make it that much more apparent that I've grown so much in my years here (body and mind). Even looking back a couple years ago, I feel like a different person. I'm so much more confident in myself and abilities now (although I still have my days...) and I'm happier over all.
I don't usually bring stuff like this up without it being in a song, but I feel like it's something I'm so happy I overcame that maybe it'll help somebody else going through something similar...
A couple years ago I was suffering from a decent bout of depression caused by a toxic relationship I was in. While I was in the relationship I was made to question the person I had let come closest to me. Made to question promises, fidelity, and over all and worst of all, my own self worth. I felt at a low point in my emotional health only made worse by the fact that I stayed much longer than I should have. I don't regret things in life that I learn from, but that's probably the closest to that feeling I think I've gotten. There were definitely things to learn through it all though, namely, never let someone hold you back from who you are and who you want to become. I was made to feel guilty for making progress, instead of being inspired to be better. Work on you. Find something you love to do it and do it well. Don't let anyone hold you down at their level. Work hard. Take time for your emotional and physical health. Your mind and body are the most important things, so treat them like it. And if you find someone to share your life with make sure you inspire each other to be better, listen when they talk, be quick to ask and slow to react when there's a misunderstanding, and be sure that through it all you remember yourself so that you can continue to love without exhaustion.

I don't know where my life will lead, nor do I know with a hundred percent certainty that the person I'm with now will be there person I'm with forever, but I can easily say that I am happy with my life and overjoyed with the person I get to share the best and the worst moments with. He's my best friend. We laugh more than we fight, talk in weird voices more than we talk normally, we push each other to be better, communicate and re-communicate when we've messed up the first time, and we continue to support each other's dreams even when we question them ourselves... And not to mention we look pretty damn cute together. I'm not certain of much, but I'm certain I'm happy and I'm so glad that things happened the way that they did, because I wouldn't change anything.

Much love to everyone! I hope you get through the rough patches, because there's so much beauty outside of the grey.

As always...
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