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Lean On Me

From the words found in the great Toy Story, you have a friend in me.

Maureen Logan

Apr 17, 2017

Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10

“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.”

There are individuals in this would who care more about you than you even care about yourself. They will worry about you constantly even if they barely know you. These people won’t be able to eat or even sleep until they know that you are happy. I'm this type of person. It's not because of how I was raised, it's not because I'm trying to be a good person, and it's not because I have nothing else to occupy my mind. It's because I was there.

You see, I'm only 19 years old but for majority of my life I was internally struggling with things that nobody else even knew I was feeling. And I convinced myself that they only way to overcome my damaged self was to be by myself. I blocked out everybody, I hid away in my room, or I drove to empty fields and laid there for hours without anybody knowing. I was under the impression that in order to save me I had to find who I was and had to solve my issues. While I love being alone at times, this push everybody away personality only hurt myself more. When I hit whatever cliché phrase you want to use here: the downward slope, rock bottom, the wrong path, etc. I realized there was no possible way to stop sliding down this slope unless somebody catches you and stops you. There’s no way out of the rock bottom without a hand to pull you out. You can't find the right path without asking for directions.

The point of this article is not to receive pity or anything for myself at all. The point of this is to show you, whoever is struggling or feels damaged or is stressed or just needs a friend, that I have been where you are. I know you won't believe me but I truly understand what is happening to you and I am here for you in whatever way you need. If you just need a coffee date to vent. If you need a movie night, or random gifts and food brought to you when it’s been a bad day. If you need inspirational quotes or spiritual books I’ve got plenty to share. Not to mention, I’m kind of known for my amazing hugsJ Whatever it is that will help you, I’ll try to do it. Even if you aren’t struggling you can never have too many friends. In every pair of eyes that you look into there's a story. If you want to know mine just ask. If you are ready to tell me yours then I'm always ready to listen. If you're not ready yet just know; it's perfectly okay to not be okay, everybody struggles with something it doesn't mean you are damaged or bad, and always remember, you are so loved.

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