I honestly think that there is no greater love than that of doing something, or being a part of something, or being with someone that you truly believe in. If you believe in something strongly enough to want to stick with it for the long haul, that’s what really matters. But, the way I see it, the really important part is finding out what’s really important, and keeping your priorities in check. If you lose sight of what really matters, you’ll end up being in a state of mind you don’t want to be in.

But the crazy thing is, you may not even know that you are in a place you don’t want to be. Take it from me. I've been there. I was in a relationship that I thought was the best thing to ever happen to me. I fell in love, and thought I had found the woman I wanted to spend the rest of my life with.

I know now that she wasn't the one, and that being in that relationship was one of the worst things to ever happen to me. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I was happy at the time. But looking back , I wasn't doing anything except being in that relationship. I had been robbed of my identity. I wasn't doing the things I believed in anymore. I didn't have any priorities set. There was something in me that had existed at one point, but it had gone away, and I wasn't myself.

Once that ended, I was in one of the worst states of mind I have ever been in. Because I had lost everything that I had when I lost her, I had nothing. I felt hopeless. I thought I had nothing going for me. Somewhere along the line my priorities got messed up, and that's how I ended up being in such a state of what I guess you could call despair. I had lost hope.

One day I came to realize that I had gotten to a point where I looked in the mirror and didn't recognize the person staring back. I was a complete stranger to myself. Once I noticed that, I was able to start working on fixing the problem. I got reacquainted with myself and with people I hadn't seen in ages. I had started to focus on doing what made me happy. I wasn't trying to impress anyone or make anyone else happy.

Once I started looking out for myself, everything kind of fit into place. Now I’m at a place where I’m ready to take on the world. I know that what I’m doing is right, and I’m doing things for the right reasons. I know what the important shit is, and what stuff is the not-so-important shit too.

I’m glad I have the support that I have now. It was something that wasn't there before. I was one person’s support system, and I felt like she wasn't there to support me. That’s not what being in a relationship is about. It’s about being there for each other. I was blind to the fact that that just wasn't happening. I’m at a good place now though. I’m at a point where my priorities are in focus, and I believe that there is no greater love than that.