Originally posted to Mental Health Support Groups but will also be sharing this here✌️

I'll start this post with this song: "I've been staring at the coastline thinking of every choice I've made to lead me here right now, standing on solid ground." --Rise by Calum Scott

So my friend and I were talking kanina and na-focus yung topic namin sa progress ko sa buhay. Na she said na nai-inspire naman talaga sya sa progress ko in life kasi alam niya kung saan ako nanggaling. Na tipong dati namamahalan na ako sa P30 na ulam. Na dati hindi ko alam worth ko both sa corporate and personal life. Na dati di ko ma-imagine na darating ako sa point na sasahod ako tulad ng sahod ko ngayon. My friend said na sakin niya rin nakita yung may sari sarili tayong timeline sa buhay. Na hindi darating ang lahat ng inaasam natin ng isang bagsakan, merong proseso bago tayo makarating sa success ng buhay natin.

And then naalala ko yung highschool friend ko na nag-birthday recently. Nakita ko kc pictures nila ng jowa niya na naka-vacation sila sa magandang resort to celebrate her birthday. And sabi nya sa post nya na masaya sya. I sent her a message after seeing her posts, sabi ko masaya ako na makita syang masaya...considering the things she went through in the past. Dati kasi naka-ilang attempt yun ng suicide. Namatayan din sya ng nanay nung highschool kami. At nanggaling din sya sa mga toxic na relationships. So for me to see her right now na nasa point sya ng buhay nya na masaya na sya, it means a lot and it really warms my heart.

Meron pa akong isang friend na na-meet ko nung nag OJT ako before. She was suicidal din before. Sakanya ko narinig yung explanation ng pagiging suicidal na: "The only option you see is to jump to your death because everything around you is already on fire." Pero ngayon pa-travel travel nalang sya sa mga pictures nya and she looks really happy sa mga daily posts nya.

These stories made me want to ask something...

Would you have imagined na darating ka sa point na to ng buhay mo where you can finally say na you're successful, happy and at peace?

I've always told this to myself: Kapag wala ka nang ibang nakikitang path but to end it all, sana maalala mong bigyan ng chance na makilala yung future self mo. Kasi you'll never know what the future holds for you if you'll end everything now.

Thanks for reading ✌️

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