A true friend is happy for you when you are happy.  They comfort you when you are sad and heartbroken.  A true friend does not build walls of judgment and criticism.  Having fake ideals of nostalgia, family and wholesomeness.  While their true nature lies in the sin of vanity and materialistic pride.

Living in the past is a great way to live in pain.  I try to look to the future as often as I can.  Seeing happiness in tomorrow.  I feel sorry for the people who wake today feeling other people's pain from yesterday.  Not only do they build a darkness in their soul but they casually reopen wounds (with the best of intentions).  Always just trying to help - never seeing how much it hurts. 

Live for today.  Live in the NOW.  Enjoy each moment.  Live for YOURSELF!!!!!!

Dear anyone lost out there,

   You are loved.  Life is hard.  No one has the answers, no matter how hard we try.  Over the years I have been given some great advice that I want to share with anyone reading: Value your life and Don't make a permanent solution to a temporary problem. 
   My friend, April (who died tragically), wrote a poem about  how life is like a road with bumps and curves.  She touched upon the flatness of the road that sometimes occurs, how calming that must be.  Than the bumps and curves come into play...but to remember that the level ground will soon again appear.  She was very wise beyond her short lived years. 
   Remember that You are not alone, for even in our loneliness we are together.  In those tough moments, just breathe and know that I too am here.

With love and understanding,
 ~Ms. Renda