To you: from me. love always, j

You are not causing world hunger if you throw out the lettuce you forgot about, you don’t need to feel guilty.

Your followers are not going to die if you don’t update your blog or fanfics, you are not their sole source of happiness.

Drinking bottled water might be bad for the environment, but it’s also bad if you forget to drink & you get dehydrated.

Eating junk food is better than not eating at all.

Eating cereal for dinner is better than not eating at all.

Writing in your journal/going to therapy/meditating once a month is better than not doing it all.

You’re allowed to mask if you need or want to. Masking is not a moral failing.

Other people aren’t relying solely on you to cheer them up or to make them feel welcome. If you don’t have energy to take care of people today, there are other places and people they can turn to for help. You don’t have to take care of everyone.

Your feelings are separate from anyone else’s. You can be sad when other people are happy, and happy when other people are sad.

you are good even when you need to rely on others’ help.

you are good even when you are depressed.

you are good even when you are hurt.

you are good even when you are scared.

you are good even when you are overwhelmed.

you are good even when you are not tidy.

you are good even when you are confused.

you are good even when you have difficulty performing tasks.

you are good even when you feel like you’ll never measure up to being an adult.

1. eat 3 meals a day

2. always have a non alcoholic drink with you

3. never trust anything you think about your life after 8-9pm

4. do a little something for urself every day

5. interact with a Beast at least once a day (human, feline, canine, lizard, bird, etc)

and the secret 6th rule: