You

Hey You…
Yes you, reading this post, listen for a bit.  I heard on the grapevine that you are pretty cool.  And that you are going through some tough stuff right now, tough and unfair stuff.  Its the kind of thing that no one should have to feel, the deepest cut betrayal can make.  I want to let you in on a little secret; you will get through it.  You are who your pets or children think you are, strong and caring and amazing.  You are who your friends think you are, loyal and fun and resilient.  So you take some days to sit and stew, to waste the time away under an ominous black cloud.  There are some days where that needs to be done.  Don’t let it consume you but don’t let it bring you down either.  The dark days are part of the process and are what make the light so bright in comparison.  What you are is steel in a forge that’s heated red hot.  Your previous shape is gone, melted away in searing flames.  A blacksmith swings his hammer as he imbues you with a strength you did not have and indeed, could not have known without this tempering.  The process is painful, but what a work of art you are to behold when he is done.  You are a tempered being worth more than those who weighed you.  You are a ripple ever widening and changing the surface around you.  Hold your head high and look around; see those touched by your presence or influence.  One persons failures will not define you, nor will it make you less than what you were.  Look in the mirror and know beauty in our struggle, in the growth it provides and the wisdom it cultivates.  Strive for the standard that defines you, that resonates in everything that you do.  Finally, know that you are not alone, that we are here on your “hell no!” days and your “hell yes!” days.  Put one foot in front of the other with us as we struggle in kind and march towards a future where our wounds start to heal, our scars start to fade, and our hearts start to open back up.  You CAN do this.  You MUST do this.  You WILL do this.
Better days ahead, I can promise you that!