like many people I wear a metiforical mask. a smile that is nothing if not fake.. we're all in pain, we all have sorrows and scars from our past that refuse to leave us. we're scared, we're terrified of taking off this mask and being broken worse then before. I feel you; all of you.. but hear me out. you have life ahead of you, life that is too easily taken. it's hard, I know, but you have to break through your pain and misery. because one day you're going to be on your death bed. and the only thing that will matter is your past. the things you've done, the person you've become. how you affected those around you... do you really want most of your life to be all "what if's"? wondering how life would have been if you stuck up your chin and talked to her? if you jumped into the dance floor instead of sitting at the edge. don't wonder what could have been.. it doesn't seem like much now but, someday it will be all that matters. itll be the difference in who is at your side at your final moments. you're so much more than you can see... don't waste your life by underestimating yourself. go say hi, go ask them out, go dance or climb or hike! and don't be afraid,the worst that could happen is you have to keep looking!