It's no secret that 2020 has been basically a living hell. There's been unfortunate and untimely celebrity deaths, a world wide pandemic, the country is more divided than ever, and that's just to name a few issues. As someone who struggles with mental health this year has been so tough on me! I lost my grandpa to COVID in April. I can't lie: I've been struggling since then, but I'm confident that I'm not alone. I know so many families have been affected by the plethora of issues going on. There is so much negativity on social media along with the constant reminder of just how bad a path this country is going down.

It's scary and it's real life.

I just want to put out there that you are not alone, everyone is hurting. We can get through it together.

It's important to take social media breaks because the information on social media is honestly so overwhelming! Humans aren't meant to receive the amount of stimuli and hold the amount of information on worldly issues that we do in this day and age. No one is designed to hold the amount of pressure to change the world as we are today and sometimes it feels like there's no way to get around that. You can either choose to live in ignorance as they say ignorance is bliss, or chose to ultimately ruin your mental health and become educated on everything going on. I love being educated on what's going on in the world but frankly I often have to take a step back because it's too much for me to handle let alone anyone to handle!

It's hard to remain positive and seek out the good but it's important to do so, fill your time with happiness. Remind yourself how strong you are for making it this far! We can get through everything together.