The battle wages within.
She is a champion, driven and dependable. The heart of an empath. The blood of a warrior. The mind of a scholar. The smile of an angel.
But inside, she is a failure. A fraud. A broken down actress who fakes it because she doesn’t know any other way.
She is everything. Yet… She is nothing.
Do you see her there? Pushing herself in every attempt to attain perfection. Striving constantly to one up herself.
Do you understand what it takes to persist without persistence, to subsist without sustenance?
She is everything. No. She is nothing.
He sees her. Watching her struggles and successes. He is proud of her, regardless of her endeavor or its outcome.
But she is blind to his adoration and deaf to his respect. She can only feel her own isolation. She cannot be taught.
She is everything. But, she is nothing.
Until… He makes her see. He makes her feel. He makes her learn.
The world shrinks and life seems manageable. The darkness doesn’t seem so black and the lightness isn’t so blindingly bright.
She learns of respect, worth and hope. She finds peace in the corners she once ignored. And finally, basking in the warmth of self actualization… She is the sunset and the sunrise.
She does not have to be everything.
She was never, ever nothing.
MelDouleur.com 
I felt it all and understood it all until “until”. ❤
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I know, that until is still ahead of a lot of us. It is there though. We just need to learn to trust the quieter voice in our mind, more than the loud one.
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Love ❤
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❤ ❤ ❤
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This is definitely an inspiational piece that touched my heart…thank you!
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This made me cry I love you 😭
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Awesome, Mel!
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So beautiful and resonating . . . Love it so much.
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So very real… And breathe… We got this, we really do
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To have someone like this, show you that you matter, that you are never nothing… the wonderful power of caring.
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Wonderful meaningful words, Beautifully matched with the artwork.
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You described so many amazing women who need to see themselves through knowing eyes. Wonderful.
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It’s raw and hopeful at the same time. I wish you every success with your journey.
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tears of knowing this leak from weary yet grateful eyes. ❤
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