There’s a song by John Bellion called Stupid Deep. Now, I don’t know if you’ve heard this song (if you haven’t you should go listen to it) but it kind of inspired this snippet. Hope you enjoy.

–Anything in italics are lyrics from the song–

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Shattered.
That’s all I feel. ‘Cause the hole inside my heart is stupid deep, stupid deep.
Broken and alone, I try to figure out life. Nothing seems to be going right.
My family is being torn apart. Everyone is telling me who to be. What if who I hoped to be was always me?

No one is there to love me. And if they do, it always costs something. Love comes at a great costs, every time. I’ve never had free love. What if all the things I’ve done were just attempts at earning love?

There’s nothing inside of me anymore. Only broken pieces that slice and stab at my heart. My empty heart. Why does everything have to hurt? How do I fix this hole in my heart?

Though the hole inside my heart is stupid deep, oh, stupid deep.

And I can’t fix it.

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Now, that wasn’t painless to write. Some parts of it are true for me. And I know that someone out there feels the same way. And, if whoever that is is reading this right now I hope you know that you aren’t the only one. We all have different struggles. We all have different ways to deal with them.

There’s this phrase that I have. I say it when I’m struggling, and I need a reminder to stay strong. I use it in my books and it’s even the subtitle of my blog. You may have noticed it already.

Be brave. Stand strong.

It’s a phrase that reminds me to be brave during those hard times, and to stand strong when the ground beneath my feet is shaking. So, just remember, you are not alone. You are brave. You are strong.