things are going to get better. they really are. you just have to step up and realize that in the end, hard work and dedication gets it done. and the more you work at that specific part of your own self, the more you realize just how lacking of that dedication you are sometimes. niceness doesn’t hurt at all either, to be honest, and that maybe needs some work too, but first let’s start with the hard work and dedication.

the hard work comes easy, the dedication takes a lot of effort, and for long periods of time, which is the hardest part. you’ve figured out that much already.

it’s like keeping your house clean: it’s easy to make it clean once, but it’s much harder to continously keep your house clean. it’s tasks such as these that you must ascribe yourself to, that you must keep checks on.

all you can do is reach out to people, and hope they reach back. it is time to start reaching out again. this is perhaps the hardest part, especially after how much you’ve been burned, and how much you’ve burned others.

sometimes it is hard to even admit these things to even yourself. but in those times, the only thought must be of forward progress. you have a long way to go, and you’re a ways behind. giddy up, kid.