You can't have spring without winter

Hey, guys! So I woke up this morning feeling a little blue; no real reason that I could think of, just... blue. And i've been thinking about it all day. I mean, everyone feels this way sometimes, right? So here are some of the things I do to cheer myself up.

I journal, I write and doodle anything that's in my mind, and usually I try to do that before I go to bed every night. I organize my room, and my backpack. Exercise helps – sometimes even just a brisk walk can really just clear my head –and talking to people, talking to people helps. Even if it's just talking to the clerk at a store type of thing, I find, helps. And of course remembering that positive attitude changes everything.

But sometimes, I still feel blue, and then I feel guilty about feeling sad because I'm supposed to be the upbeat, positive one all the time. I mean I am known for being an upbeat person. I am...right? But I'm not always; and I started to think maybe I'm just being really unfair to myself, you know? I don't always have to be upbeat and positive, and to expect that of myself is– it isn't fair. To camouflage myself to fit into a mold of what I think I should act or feel or think, well that doesn't help anyone and... it just gets you lost.

So here's my march thought for you: you can't have the spring without the winter and I think the winter is beautiful, too. The key is knowing that you are not alone and how what you feel – everyone has felt the way you feel at some point, and knowing that makes me feel better about not feeling better.

Anyway thank you so much for letting me share, guys. I really appreciate it.