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Dear Self, I’m Not Giving Up On You, Never

Ann Adaya
6 min readFeb 1, 2020

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Yesterday, I was walking on a park and I saw this lady sitting in the corner under the tree, she was crying but she was trying to hide it so no one would notice, then suddenly I remember, that was also me 8months ago, same park, same chair, it was those moments I am still trying to forget.

It was just last year, the decade ended with me losing almost everything.

Last year, I lost my mom, I lost my dream, I lost my savings, I lost my investments, I almost lose my job, and I almost lose myself.

My life will never be the same, I know I will never be the same.

I was drunk, sad, lonely and hopeless 7x a week for 6 months, it was my darkest moment, I thought it was the end. I was trying to survive, day after day, after day. I’ve had no one, my dad was trying to recover from losing his wife, my friends are busy living their own, everyone was so busy walking on a fast pace and there I was, just standing watching the world passing me by, and I thought to myself, is this it?

Those moments, I can’t even remember when was the last time I felt happy, I don’t even remember what happiness felt like, and I don’t even…

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Ann Adaya
Ann Adaya

Written by Ann Adaya

Software Developer, Founder/Owner: For Self-Taught Developers + Developer's Cheatsheet: https://www.developercs.com/

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