By Sierra Hemingway

It’s a tragedy how many people believe lies
Lies they have been told by loved ones, friends, family, strangers, and themselves

I would give a statistic of how many people know what I am talking about
But my guess is that you do
My guess is that every single person, whether they admit it or not,
Knows and understands.

They know the feeling of not being able to be enough
They understand the fear of disappointing those specific people

And they feel the anger that comes with doing your best but not getting the marks, or not getting the job done well, or being told it’s just not enough

Less people will know and understand
The freedom of when you realize, truly realize

You are enough

The marks may come

The work will be done

And the lies people say

Are just that, lies

You are not a failure

You are not stupid

You are not unwanted

All you can do
Is try your best
Make mistakes, and learn from them