You've Got This

by Maxine Morrey

‘OK,’ he said, taking a seat next to me on the bed. ‘Then a good place to start is to decide what you don’t want. Is that any easier?’

‘That lots of people don’t know what they want from life. Everyone I meet seems to know exactly who they are, what they’re doing and where they’re going.’

Scars were funny things. Some people wore them like a badge of honour, some people hid them, and some didn’t seem to think of them at all. Then there were those of us that had ours on the inside. Sometimes the ones no one could see were the deepest.

‘Sometimes it’s even harder once you’ve invested in something. Leaving means giving up on that, which is hard. Even when you know it’s the right thing to do.’

‘Mostly. I think life can put you in situations that force you to find something to believe in. For some people that’s God, whichever of those they choose. For others it’s fate and the universe.’

‘Doubting yourself. I can tell. Believe me, there’s enough people out there who want to tear others down. You’ve got to be your own champion, not your own enemy.’