Sunday

A lot of the time, I feel like a gerbil on a wheel.

Dear Diary,

How can it be Sunday already? The time just flies. I have lots to do today to make sure everything is ready for the week ahead. A lot of the time, I feel like a gerbil on a wheel. It’s hard doing this on your own. It gets me down sometimes. I’m working on it, though. I felt so alone for so many years, and I found it difficult to trust anybody. I was at a really low point and I really had to build myself back up from scratch. I spent a long time feeling so hopeless and negative about life. But I got the right help, so I believe in possibilities. I still have ambitions. It’s just about finding the right key to open the right door to get you started on the right path.

I’m learning to love myself, and to look after the spark inside me so that it becomes a fire.

I know from my past that things can start to crumble when you least expect it. But if you dwell only on what’s going wrong, you feel depressed and worried, so you have to look at the good side and try to build on what’s strong. I always try to take the lessons I’ve learned from what’s happened before. Despite all the bad times, I know there are good times ahead for me and my family. I am proud of the person I have become because it was a journey to get here. I am strong, I am resilient, and I can do this.

Talk soon,

Faith

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