“Progress is different for everyone so don’t make comparisons, just focus on your path.”

“Instead of killing yourself, why not live like you’re already dead? Start over. You’ve played video games, right? You can restart while remaining alive too. But you have to make the decision first, then you figure it out along the way. One foot in front of the other. One heartbeat at a time, one inhalation, one exhalation. You’re at peace now. Restart. New life. One day at a time. One second at a time. Live now.”

There is a fine balance between honoring the past and losing yourself in it. For example, you can acknowledge and learn from mistakes you made, and then move on and refocus on the now. It is called forgiving yourself.

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغْ قُلُوبَنَا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَيْتَنَا وَهَبْ لَنَا مِنْ لَدُنْكَ رَحْمَةً ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْوَهَّابُ.