Breathe, It’ll Be Okay

its okay for others to misunderstand you and your intentions. it is inevitable actually

Dear whoever is reading this: I wish you a life full of warmth and happiness and love. I hope you’re okay. And if you aren’t now, you will be.

you deserve better treatment from yourself.

Dear kids: sometimes, self-care is ridiculously unsexy. It's cleaning your filthy bathroom after weeks of ignoring it. It's washing your bedsheets and vacuuming your floors. It's forcing yourself to take a shower and brush your teeth. When that temporary motivation strikes, RIDE THAT WAVE as far as you possibly can. It's the kindest thing you can do for yourself sometimes.

you are loved no matter how you are feeling

shaking everyone by the shoulders hello!!!!! hello there is so much joy!!!!!!!!!!!! there is so much love!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hello hello!!!! the joy! the love!!!!!!! i promise you it’s there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"i forgive myself for what i did" and "i should not have done that" are two statements that can and should coexist. you can forgive yourself while holding yourself accountable. you can understand that you fucked up while also understanding that you're human.

you're worth so much more than what you give yourself credit for.

note to self: having an argument with someone in your life does not mean they suddenly hate you

Don’t hold the younger you to the standards you hold yourself to today. You didn’t know as much. You were in a different headspace, with different things affecting and scaring you, facing challenges that seemed big at the time. Maybe you were even lonelier. What’s important is that you know better now, and you know more now. That’s something to move forward with, not something to curse the past with.

as the colder months approach: i wish you all a healthy, calm end of the year. i wish you tasty cups of tea, comfortable clothes, warm beds, nutritious meals in safe homes, good music, new friends and unwavering health. you deserve good things now.