{"id":816,"date":"2020-10-20T10:19:21","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T10:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/?p=816"},"modified":"2020-10-20T10:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T10:19:56","slug":"enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/?p=816","title":{"rendered":"Enough"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">it\u2019s scary what our minds are capable of -\nthe darkness we allow ourselves to consume.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nsometimes we wonder\nif our existence even matters\nif our absence would even be felt\nand sometimes our answer is no.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nbut luckily, for some of us,\nwe push on\nbecause we have found\nsome kind of glimmering hope.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nbut I think what scares me more\nis how so many\nare still left in the darkness\nand what\u2019s even scarier\nis the thought\nof them never finding the light.\nit breaks my heart,\nit really does.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nbecause that\u2019s the thing about darkness\nit lies\nand it hides\nit hides the truth\nthat we are all enough.\nthat no one could ever be\nnot enough.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nthe darkness can be all-consuming\nthe feeling of the end can be ever-nearing\nbut it\u2019s all lies.\nI need you to believe\nthat it\u2019s all lies.\nthat darkness\nhas put a cup over your candle.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nbut let me tell you something\nyour candle is so bright\nand it smells like the colour yellow.\nyour candle is waiting\nto light up all your best days\nand brighten even the worst ones.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nyou just need to allow\nthat candle to burn again.\nand asking for a friend\nto pick up your candle\nis not a weakness,\nit\u2019s your greatest strength.\n\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\nthis is why we love\nbecause everyone\ndeserves to feel like enough.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>By Mila Ottavini<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"692\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/000038-692x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/000038-692x1024.jpg 692w, https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/000038-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/000038-768x1137.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/000038-1038x1536.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/000038.jpg 1228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px\" \/><figcaption>Photos taken by Eshen Moodley. View his photography portfolio on: <a href=\"https:\/\/gpcy23.myportfolio.com\">https:\/\/gpcy23.myportfolio.com<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it\u2019s scary what our minds are capable of &#8211; the darkness we allow ourselves to consume. \u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800 sometimes we wonder if our existence even matters if our absence would even be felt and sometimes our answer is no. \u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800\u2800 but luckily, for some of us,&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ymmm.co.za\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}