Bring Me Back

by Kristen Granata

It’s okay to not be okay, but it’s not okay to not exist anymore.

Daily Affirmation: “I will stop worrying. I will learn to deal with my worries in a logical way.”

Music has a way of making me feel as if I’m not alone in my pain because there’s someone out there who feels as much as I do. The lyrics articulate the things I can’t bring myself to admit to anyone, sometimes not even myself, and for those few minutes, it heals my broken soul.

“When you have darkness inside you, it helps you recognize darkness in others.”

“Do you ever wish you were someone else? Like not anybody specific, but that you could be… different. A better version of yourself.”

“Love can be scary, but I think it’s always worth it in the end, regardless of how it turns out. It’s better to be full of love than full of… nothing.”

“Do you smell that?” James smiles. “Books?” “It’s my favorite smell in the world.”