Saving what you can do today for tomorrow is just justification for your fear.
Your apprehension is your perpetual downfall.
Your hidden issues do nothing but eat at your heart like tape worms. They suck out all of the things that make your life healthy and good.
This is short but I feel like it needs to be said. To all of those like me who have struggled with this faulty human flesh, face that thing that terrifies you and rise to your potential. You hinder yourself by keeping secrets. It's just a matter of time before they come out despite your efforts or kill you.
I don't mean just physically,
you could kill your relationships or your goals. You could break your own spirit because you refuse to confront the skeleton in your closet that you've gotten so used to that you've learned to ignore it.
A good example of someone who's going through the process of cleaning their closet is Demi Lovato. Her secrets were kept, her secrets came out, she was forced to deal with the fall out, the onslaught of concern and scorn for her actions, and she finally faced what she feared. She was released and now she's telling her story and trying to help others out of the same situations.
The media is full of reminders of just how corrupted humanity is, and even then the world is a lot darker and colder than we realize. If we let it, it will fill us full of cynicism for life. I pray that Demi is in a better place and that her journey to overcome cutting, eating disorders and bipolar disorder is successful. Because of her status it will be a public journey, but that makes her success all the more important because her success is a testimony and a beacon of hope to many.
I really do hope that even if she does fall or slip during her journey that it's just a setback and not a fatal downfall. I pray she succeeds with all my heart. I know that there are many people with success stories out there, but her's is in progress and a good example.
If her newest album packs as much punch and evokes as much pathos as her song skyscraper, I know that it will be a wonderful encouragement to those that struggle. Listen to what she has to say and take it to heart.
To those that struggle, don't lose hope. Clean the skeletons out of your closet now, because sooner or later you'll discover that your fear of coming into light is a lot less daunting than your fear of staying in darkness.
