don’t make other people’s decisions for them. apply for the job you don’t think you’ll get. let them decide if you have the skills they’re looking for. tell that person you like them even though you think they’re out of your league. let them decide if they like you. stop trying to predict and control everything. bring what you have to the table. let the rest go.

I’ve written a lot about the ache in my chest and the wind getting knocked out of my lungs. But I haven’t really had the chance to see the light in the darkness. Such as my sister when she laughs or the smell of my mom that reminds me of home. Hearing my niece say my name for the first time, hugging my best friend, learning about platonic love. Not the love that breaks your heart but the kind of love that doesn’t waver. These little moments when the world seems to stop spinning so fast and I have finally caught up to the storm. Those are the ones that make it all worth it in the end.

forgive yourself. whether you fail a test, eat too many cookies, say the wrong thing, fail a class, or spend a whole day in bed — learn to forgive yourself. the next day will be better. the next day will be a day closer to your next success. you can do it.

She’s beauty. She’s grace. I want her to sit on my face.