a letter to me: take a deep breath

dear ali,

who are you when you are flustered and anxious? how do you feel when you look back on all of those times of mental mayhem? why does this happen, anyway? aren't you a pretty happy person?

take a moment. more like a solid half hour. and breath. just breath. forget who made you feel bad today. forget the mistakes you made. forget all of the stress. just close your eyes and breath.

feel better?

you are a good person. you can handle whatever God gives you, just trust in Him always, and know that it will all make sense one day. that's all you can do today. and it's enough.