Make your own colouring book

and use all the crayons

By the time you reach your twenties (like I have), you have encountered more than a few bumps along the road. The result is that, if you were a crayon, you would have been sharpened several times and maybe even chipped or plain snapped.

But as this Pinterest find says, “broken crayons still colour”.

No matter how much friction you have experienced, you are still capable of being a meaningful member of society. You are still valuable. You have potential. You have purpose. Sure, the glossy new crayons in the newly opened pack look pretty, but it’s the well-used and -loved, battered box of Crayolas that has contributed to the making of an actual masterpiece. Not its rookie, unsharpened brethren in the neat new carboard container.

What I mean to say is:

love your scars. It can be difficult to come to terms with a damaging experience, but once you’ve digested it (or accepted that you’ll spend the rest of your life digesting it), you can walk out of the haze and into a clearer environment. Clarity, certainty and conviction–combined together, mixed with faith and supplication, make a good steering wheel.

Because you’ll need it for the next bump in the road.