Never Been Better

Remember those dark days?

Those days where fear clung to your heart with a vice grip and depression haunted you like a ghost? Those days where everything was black and bleak? Those days where sadness overwhelmed you so much that even your soul was crying?

You begged and pleaded for the sun to shine again and the storm clouds to leave. Somehow things never got better.

Until.

Until that moment you quit.

You quit caving into the fear and instead decided to be brave. You quit sinking in the mud of depression and instead soaked in the rays of joy. You quit frowning and instead started to let yourself smile.

The world was bright and beautiful!

Yet, none of your circumstances had changed; that's not what allowed the sun to shine again.

It was the subtle shift in your mind deciding to fight back. And boy! The fighting is hard and it never really stops.

But if you make it to the top of the mountain, then the work to get there is worth it and someone will say "how are you doing?"

And you'll reply, "I've never been better!"

Because... you are brave and you are strong.