Self-Love

A friend of a friend has resorted to weed/ drugs, due to multiple life problems:

Her husband took on a second wife and have not been home for 5 years;
Her 5-year old child is suffering from leukemia and has to undergo continuous treatment that frequently leaves him completely exhausted and weak;
She was slashed on the face due to issues with a loan shark, after the husband borrowed money and did not pay... leaving her scarred for life, physically and emotionally; and
She had/ is having an affair with another man... and do not know how to let go.... (among other things)

My friend could only offer solace in the form of a listening ear, without prejudice and without judging.

How does one get out of this situation?

We make bad decisions sometimes... we stumble and fall... at times we hit rock bottom and it feels like there is no way out... we wonder if there will EVER be a way out... BUT as corny as this sounds, I do sincerely believe that there is always light at the end of the tunnel:

There is hope because we humans are resilient and we can get through any obstacle if we keep pushing... if we keep believing in the goodness that can happen...

There is happiness that we will have to seek within ourselves, because we can't possibly find it in material things or in other people...

There is courage when we face our fears and our sorrows... and when we own up to our mistakes, with the promise to always do better... with purely blind faith that life WILL work out in our favour (eventually)...

We are stronger than any addiction that we succumb to. A choice has to be made: to be better. To be an overall good person, someone whom our children we would be proud of.

We all fight our own battles... sometimes we win, sometimes we lose... but the joy/strength is derived when we get back up just one more time. Things will get better. They always do.

YOU JUST HAVE TO BELIEVE!