The Dark Times

Sometimes, we feel like we are alone in the vast world. We meet people who will burn us emotionally and spiritually. They break our hearts. We feel like there is no one who understand or cares. We run to social media and our friends and hope they are helpful. They will point to Bible verses that may help. But you feel like nothing will help. We are in this dark space, this blank space. We may feel that if our life is over, then the pain will go away.

I have had friends who have thought about or tried to kill themselves. They were so tired of this stupid world and the people in it. The actions of a few people lead them down this dark path that they felt was their destiny. Those few shining light were not enough to keep them on this God-forsaken planet. I think about their emotional distress and how my heart breaks for them. I have been in that dark space. I have thought about suicide. I had a plan and I got the physical and emotional scars to prove it. But I have found things that are worth living for. I know that my life is here for a reason. I was raised to know that God doesn’t make mistakes. He gave me the weird people in my family so that I can pass on any knowledge about it to others. I was given my family as a warning and blessing in disguise. For those who are not spiritual, there is something that you can say that will be what someone else needs to hear. Everyone contributes to this planet in some fashion. For some, it is pop culture, while for others, it is educating the masses on something. For some, it is is building the next generation of leaders and lovers.

We will have those dark days in our lives. We live in a state of organized chaos. Everyone will deal with some kind of depressive-like state. Some of us will have depression in our lives at some point. We will end up with people in our lives that do not need to be there. I found this song in 2013 that shook me to the core. It is a Backstreet Boys song about how to handle the dark and stressful times. They talk about how to see yourself in those times. You may feel like the world is closing in you, but it is up to you to open it back up. I will put the lyrics and link to the video at the end of this post.

The sunlight may fade on our lives, but that just means that it is up to us get up. It is time for us to get up and turn the lights on and create a better future for ourselves. If you ever feel so bad that you feel like suicide is your only option, I want you to get help immediately. There is help out there for you. Go see someone about this.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-8255

1-800-784-2433

Trevor Lifeline for LGBTQIA youth is: 866-488-7386

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Lyrics that I talked about earlier:

I’ve seen it all a thousand times Falling down I'm still alive, am I? Am I? So hard to breathe when the water’s high No need to swim I'll learn to fly, so high, so high You find the truth in a child’s eyes When the only limit is the sky Living proof I see myself in you

When walls starts to close in Your heart is frozen over Just show ‘em what you’re made of When sun light is fading The world will be waiting for you Just show ‘em what you’re made of

Gloves are off, ready to fight Like a lion I will survive. Will I? Will I? You gotta stand for something Even if you stand alone, don’t be afraid It’s gonna be alright

You find the truth in a child’s eyes When the only limit is the sky (woo, woo, woo) Living proof I see myself in you, (oh)

When walls starts to close in Your heart is frozen over Just show ‘em what you’re made of When sun light is fading The world will be waiting for you Just show ‘em what you’re made of (Just show ‘em what you’re made of) (Just show ‘em what you’re made of)

You find the truth in a child’s eyes When the only limit is the sky Living proof I see myself in you

When walls starts to close in Your heart is frozen over Just show ‘em what you’re made of (You can show 'em what you're made of!) When sun light is fading The world will be waiting for you (For you, for you!) Just show ‘em what you’re made of (You can show ‘em what you’re made of)

APA Citation---Guillory, M., McLean, A. J., Reid, M. T., & Richardson, K. S. (2013). Show 'em (what you're made of). On In a world like this [CD]. Los Angeles, CA: K-BAHN/ BMG.

Link to video for song, there is probably an ad before the video(you stink VEVO)--- https://youtu.be/4eh2cHEhI94