Day 42

          I worked today and it was a rough shift, but eventually it was over and I got to go see a movie with a friend of mine. I had the most magical night. I smiled and laughed, despite me being in a deep depression these last few weeks. When we surround ourselves with the people we love, anything is bearable. I do not need to lean on my friends  like I used to. Now, I just need to be in their presence. There are two reasons to this. The first is that I have taken the poisonous people out of my life and only good people remain. The second is that I no longer rely on other to validate me. I don't need others to make me feel better about myself. I am more free to be myself, I worry less. So, when I am with someone and they happen to say something kind about me, I know it is me they are complementing, not the person I project.

Lesson:

There is joy in the small things.