50 Reasons to Live [Guest Post]

Good morning! 

I really like having these posts go up in the morning, I feel like I had such a productive day. Today, I want to introduce you to Cassi. Well, you should know her because she hosts 5 Little Grins with me every Monday! Cassie is an amazingly strong human being who follows her passions...that's right she's a Warrior Queen!! She's here to share one of her life stories, and to give us all a list of 50 reasons to live...a list that we all need some days. 

Hey!  I'm Cassi!  I blog over at The World From the View of Two Teenage Girls, with my cousin Katie. We blog about our lives, our goals, and we review some stuff too.  Raewyn is kind enough to let me take over her blog for today. :)

December 21st, 2013 I started self harming.  It's not something I'm proud of.  It's not something I've overcome.  I'm working very hard to get past it, but it is extremely hard.  I''d always heard of it being addicting, but I thought they were crazy.  I mean, how can you get addicted to cutting your body open?  But you can and I did.  To anyone who is in that place or anywhere they need it, here are 50 reasons you shouldn't end your life today, or ever.

1. You're needed
2. Sleep
3. Food
4. Books you can't put down
5. Snow days
   
   
   
6. When your favorite song comes on the radio
7. Bucket lists to complete
8. 7 billion people you haven't met
9. Beautiful places to see
   
   
   
   
   
10. Rules to break
11. Long hugs
12. Really good movies
13. Hot showers
14. Getting letters in the mail
    
15. The smell of rain
16. Sunsets
    
17. New shoes
18. Hot tea
19. New episodes of your favorite show
20. Being awake when everyone else is still asleep
21. Fireworks
    
22. Hot chocolate with lots of marshmallows
23. Singing to songs you don't know the words to
24. Kitties!
25. Waking up and still remembering a really amazing dream
26. Seeing your favorite band live
27. We still might get another Harry Potter book
28. Getting to eat your favorite food
29. Campfires
30. Candles that smell nice
    
31. Getting to wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt
32. Conversations at 2 am
33. Traveling the world
34. The sound of crunching leaves
35. Cute children
36. Watermelon
37. Getting to go to your best friend's wedding
38. Hitting snooze just one more time
39. Your favorite artist/ band releasing a new album
40. Going to the pool on a hot day
    
41. Laughing so hard you cry
42. Memorizing that verse of a rap song and owning the next time the song come on the radio
43. The butterfly project
44. Putting on clothes that just came out of the dryer
45. Giving presents to people you care about
    
46. Finding out about a talent you didn't know you had
47. The cold side of your pillow
48. Cake
    
    
    
    
    
49. I love you and so do so many other people
50. Knowing that other people have made it through this and you can too

-Cassi

Don't forget to go check out Cassie's blog!! I'd like to add that if anyone EVER needs to talk, I am here. Send me an email and I will give you my phone number and we can talk whenever. I love you and I would love to get to know you and love you even more. The flaws you think you have are wonderful. The scars you have are beautiful. You are beautiful. 



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