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Don’t Put Down The Pen

Advice To My Younger Self

Don’t put down the pen just yet

There is still so much left to write

Your story has just begun

Don’t give up so soon

There is always another chapter

There can always be a happy ending

You just need to keep writing

This week, I wanted to share a poem I wrote for Mental Health Awareness Month instead of another type of post. For anyone struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, know that you’re not alone and that there are always ways to deal with these issues so please don’t give up.

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Pooja G

85 responses to “Don’t Put Down The Pen”

  1. ejstoo Avatar
    ejstoo

    Lovely!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks!

      Reply
  2. dfolstad58 Avatar
    dfolstad58

    Love the writing analogy because a tough chapter is never the end of the book.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and yes exactly.

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  3. ibizagoldgirl Avatar
    ibizagoldgirl

    Hello my friend, how amazing to see you continuing with your important posts for the community. Sending love x

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  4. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
    Cindy Georgakas

    I love this Pooja. So promising and yes, I agree! Keep writing your happy ending. So good! 💖

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!! 💕😊

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      1. Cindy Georgakas Avatar
        Cindy Georgakas

        Always!💕

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  5. Gracee1409 Avatar
    Gracee1409

    Beautiful!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks!

      Reply
  6. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
    DEVANG UPADHYAYA

    What a sweet poem.
    I will share it with someone I know, who really needs these words.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks, I hope it helps them.

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      1. DEVANG UPADHYAYA Avatar
        DEVANG UPADHYAYA

        I will let you know their response.
        Have a great weekend ahead.

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  7. Ellie D Avatar
    Ellie D

    مرسی عزیز دلم

    I’m tired of people “specially women” threatening me.

    “Men” I know how to shut them up. It <> when other women attack me.

    Reply
    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah sometimes women can be problematic as well.

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  8. haoyando Avatar
    haoyando

    So true. Sometimes one can be so easily discouraged. Keep going. The thing is writing is hard to calibrate or even evaluate. It’s not like other work that have a definite shape and progress… It’s all in the head.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes absolutely. It is generally mostly going on in your head and it’s hard to show progress until it’s completed. Plus, writing is so subjective.

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  9. Happy Panda Avatar
    Happy Panda

    Beautiful message!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks!

      Reply
  10. Vidah Avatar
    Vidah

    Loved this, Pooja!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  11. O.D. Avatar
    O.D.

    Beautiful analogy. We should keep fighting. Moving forward.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and yes absolutely.

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  12. Binu Avatar
    Binu

    Yes. I was suffering & under medication. So i know the pain . Raise the awareness about this subject.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and I hope you are better now.

      Reply
  13. a-cute-weirdo Avatar
    a-cute-weirdo

    Thank you❤

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      💖

      Reply
  14. Akshitagupta Avatar
    Akshitagupta

    Beautiful poem. I just loved it😌

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much ☺

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  15. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
    Shaunelius Sterns

    Everyone has a story they want to write and tell, but sometimes it can be hard to write. We just have to start writing it until the ending is how we want it. Keep writing, you never know what you may come up with.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes I absolutely agree. You may do even better than expected sometimes.

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      1. Shaunelius Sterns Avatar
        Shaunelius Sterns

        You are absolutely right.

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  16. shinayisamuel16 Avatar
    shinayisamuel16

    Inspiring 😊😊

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much ☺

      Reply
  17. Mae Goes West Avatar
    Mae Goes West

    One of the best pieces of business advice I’ve ever received is to just keep going and finish. That poem, that short story, that novel. Finishing the first draft feels overwhelming, much like life can feel at times. Thank you for sharing! I love reading your writing.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much! To keep going is the most important thing one can do.

      Reply
  18. Ellie D Avatar
    Ellie D

    I know this is really weird from me telling to a stranger but I found comfort in your words of wisdom and for anyone reading this: I’m almost 40 and a straight woman with no children but if ever someone forced me to have sex with them and if I got magically pregnant and if I gave birth to a daughter (I am sorry but I don’t care if it’s any other kind of child), please please help me if that ever happens because I don’t want to marry or have a biological daughter by force and I don’t want to give birth in a home with no medical equipment around and please help me and my daughter after birth to run AWAY from these monsters that are threatening me like this and help me go somewhere in this earth without these monsters know where I am and I know of what to do next for me and my biological daughter. Just make sure these monsters never come back to my life.

    So far, I am healthy, living with my biological parents, and I have no biological children or a husband but I thought to share this here maybe some random person on Earth sees this and keeps an eye on me until I reach the age I can no longer give biological birth to a daughter(s) -you never know how many daughters- or these monsters call me my parents (I’m guessing god parents I fucking never knew I had because my biological parents are angels) leave me alone.

    I just wanted one random person to read this on Earth and on the internet so maybe they keep an eye on me.

    May God or whatever you believe help me and I am thankful to you from the bottom of my heart. May you achieve what you desire for just reading this

    Ellie from California (May of 2022)

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  19. sykeology219 Avatar
    sykeology219

    Thanks for posting this.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Happy to do so.

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  20. Makeup accessories Avatar
    Makeup accessories

    Beautiful blog ☺️❤️

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks! 🥰

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  21. bookishnaijagal27 Avatar
    bookishnaijagal27

    Wonderful post, Pooja!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you!

      Reply
  22. https://tamarakulish.com/ Avatar
    https://tamarakulish.com/

    “There can always be a happy ending

    You just need to keep writing”

    Yessss! Love this!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!!

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      1. https://tamarakulish.com/ Avatar
        https://tamarakulish.com/

        🥰 my pleasure!!

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  23. Bridgette Avatar
    Bridgette

    Such an important poem and message. It’s hard to find reasons to keep going with the state of the world right now, but we must keep seeking our own little joys through the chaos of life.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much. Yeah, there’s so much going on and a lot of people are experiencing so many negative emotions but it’s important not to get overwhelmed and to always keep going.

      Reply
  24. Zainab Avatar
    Zainab

    This is so relevant! We all have stories that deserve to be lived out, we just have to be willing to keep going – very powerful!

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks and yes absolutely!

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  25. chakaza Avatar
    chakaza

    This spoke to me in so many ways at different levels…thank you Pooja. I will remember to keep writing. Love & light

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much and yes always keep writing.

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  26. Third Culture Kid Avatar
    Third Culture Kid

    I read something about people who have a tattoo of a semicolon on their wrist is a symbol of having got through the worst of mental health problems. I loved the explanation of why a semicolon is the best symbol to have for that

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yeah I have seen those too and it definitely is a beautiful symbol.

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      1. Third Culture Kid Avatar
        Third Culture Kid

        It is! It feels so right

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        1. Pooja G Avatar
          Pooja G

          Yeah I think it’s a perfect symbol and reminder of everything you’ve been through and why you should keep going.

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  27. Belladonna Avatar
    Belladonna

    Yes girl!!! Love this, no matter our story we have to keep writing until we get that happy ending.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, exactly- we just have to keep going!

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  28. Her@Knight Avatar
    Her@Knight

    It’s such an amazing piece of writing 👍😊

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks 😊

      Reply
  29. iakovoskriegor Avatar
    iakovoskriegor

    I have struggled with suicidal thoughts before. Apparently, it was a symptom of my schizophrenia. Thankfully, I am on an adequate dose of medication to manage my mental health. Life goes on. Life is good. Nice poem.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Sorry to hear you went through that but glad you’re medication is working for you. Thanks so much.

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  30. Blessing Pius Avatar
    Blessing Pius

    Inspiration💗💗

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks 😊

      Reply
  31. LaShelle Avatar
    LaShelle

    That’s perfect for mental health awareness!! Absolutely gorgeous writing

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks so much!

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      1. LaShelle Avatar
        LaShelle

        Absolutely!

        Reply
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  33. Jessi Brandt Avatar
    Jessi Brandt

    Beautiful

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thanks

      Reply
  34. Yoona Avatar
    Yoona

    Thank you for the motivation. I won’t put my pen down yet bc i still have more to write…

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Glad to hear that.

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  35. Jam Avatar
    Jam

    Thank you 😢

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Of course 😀

      Reply
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  37. Timothy Wahlstrom Avatar
    Timothy Wahlstrom

    We are all still here. Do not harm yourself.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, there is always hope.

      Reply
  38. Nicole Smith Avatar
    Nicole Smith

    I love this.

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  39. Stacey Guenther Avatar
    Stacey Guenther

    Beautiful poem. It reminds me of what I went through in 2017. I almost “put the pen down.” But, I’m still here and practicing coping skills daily. Some days are harder than others, but I have art and poetry to help me. I’ve noticed how therapeutic the two can be. They’re my life, in addition to my husband and two cats.

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  40. Matt Kerns Avatar
    Matt Kerns

    Thank you for sharing this! I find that sometimes at the end of the day I get so tired and lazy and don’t feel like writing especially when I’ve had a bad day, but at the end of it, I feel so refreshed to get the words on the paper and the thoughts out of my head. It’s nice to be reassured of it.

    Best,
    Matt

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      My pleasure! I absolutely know that feeling. Sometimes I have to push myself to sit down and write but like you said it’s worth it in the end.

      Reply
  41. Cheryl Petersen Avatar
    Cheryl Petersen

    Keep writing, keep living, thank you

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    1. Pooja G Avatar
      Pooja G

      Yes, absolutely. My pleasure.

      Reply

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