I’ve never been in the position of where I wanted to better myself for the benefit of someone else, and now here I am.

I’m sitting on the floor of my bedroom, using my mirror to put together the pieces of myself once again and it feels great. I spent so long picking off pieces of myself to give to people and, finally, I’ve taken them back. My own real smile is staring back at me, I haven’t seen it since 2009.

My thought process, isn’t great, considering I constantly worry about nothing and I second guess everything in my life. It’s taken it’s toll on me and I’m sure there are some pieces that I won’t get back.

But I’m healing. I’m finding new flowers to stick in the missing parts of me and I’m content living in their vines, stealing parts of their sunshine.

Slowly, I can feel my old self returning in a brand new way.

But that’s what happens when someone shows you your self worth, you start to see it too.