JUST GO THROUGH IT

A mentor of mine was called me to check on how I was doing, I told him that I was 'going through it....' Good, he said, don't shy away from the dark times, fully expose yourself to the loneliness, pain, shame and anxiety. Immerse yourself in all your experiences, not just the good ones, but all of them... Do not try to block out hardships from your mind, this is how you prepare for the best that you have yet to reveal in yourself.

I had no idea what he meant, how could he tell me this in the state that I was in. In truth, there is no road map on how to be a man, just clues you will get from journeymen you will undoubtedly meet along the way. They themselves have passed through perilous mountains and they will try their best to guide you, it is however still a solitary journey. So you can not take them with.

This is the way, acceptance. Maybe, you shall find out.