From the Mouth of the Tigress

These words are not mine. They are the words of an incredible friend who, at this point and probably to this day, understands more than I ever have.

No one said friendship was easy (and if they did, they were lying through their teeth). It can hurt like heck. But there's something important in hurt: you know that if you're hurting, you still care about something. Sometimes hurt means purpose, or maybe a need for change. Life's full of hurt because we're changing all the time. Life's full of apathy because sometimes we forget who we are. Never forget who or what is important to you. In any relationship, with your parents... with anybody.

There are a lot of mean people out there. There are a few nice people out there. And there's a small, slight flicker of GREAT people out there. Don't let the good people-- and especially the great people-- you've got, go. 

It's okay to feel negative emotions. 
Read that again, please. 
It's okay to feel negative emotions. People act like it's not but it is, because the world is full of bad things to react to. Anger's okay, and fear's okay, and frustration's okay, and sadness is okay. But anger and fear and frustration and sadness ruling you is not okay. At all.

God's not standing outside the ring. He's in the ring, moving me. He's my Dad. And my Dad's gonna fight with me and for me and through me until I fall over dead, and then my eternal spirit's gonna fight with him and through him and for him. And we'll fight together and rest together and cry together because it's a relationship of Spirit and spirit together, not Spirit and body separate. You are never alone.   It's a heck of a ride when you live without somebody on hand to care about you. But it's worse when you give up caring about everybody else. Fear is a good sign here. It means you haven't given up. You're born and forged to fight your way to the top of your dreams. Hold on like heck.