breathe in, breathe out

There was a tiny spark of hope the other day.

I was told by someone other than my family and friends how far I can go. This may not sound like much until I do something, but that kind of encouragement from strangers is affirming.

Later my dad was also making sense when he said that what I'm going through now seems hard but it will pass. When it does I'll look back and like most things in life, it will seem so easy once it's done.

But the truth that remains is that no one can do it for me. Somehow I have to keep going.