if you see me laughing, eating in my favorite restaurant, visiting places that bring me comfort, or simply living happily, please let me. you don't know how many nights i cried or how many mornings i had to get up even when i was exhausted. you didn't see the battles i faced alone or how hard it was to keep going when everything felt so heavy. so when you see me living my life again, don't take that away from me. it took a lot of pain, struggles, and healing to find this kind of peace, and now that i've found it, i just want to enjoy it.