Just a reminder that you are your very own worst critic and you do not need to worry because you are doing great! You are awesome, keep going! You got this!
Sometimes you experience bad days even though everything is working out just fine. Sometimes you wake up with a heavy heart even though your day is full of things you are actually excited about. Sometimes you feel utterly sad even though you are surrounded by people who love and care about you. I am here to tell you that it is absolutely okay to hit rock bottom even though there is no logical explanation for it. You do not need to justify your feelings and there is truly no need to feel guilty about feeling darkness inside of you though the sun is currently shining on your life. Feelings come and go, just like waves. So, go ahead and let yourself feel, my love, for you deserve to express your inner world in order to heal. Always remember that feeling bad does not need to be justified.
“You can take 5 hours, 5 days, or 5 years; it doesn’t matter. As long as you try your best when reaching your ultimate destination, time will be on your side, regardless of how much of it there is.”
a little holiday reminder: if you are feeling down amidst the holiday cheer, i hope you don’t feel guilty that you are not ‘happy’ enough. it’s okay to be not okay this season. and i pray and hope you feel better. i know you will be better. you’ll find tiny pockets of gladness in the everyday again. you are going to be okay. dear reader, merry christmas and happy holidays to you. i am rooting for you.
You don’t have to be grateful that it isn’t worse.
read that.
read it again, and again, and again.
somebody, somewhere, always has it worse than you. there is one person on this planet that has it the worst of all, and that person is NOT the only person allowed to be unhappy with their lot.
if things are bad for you, they are bad for you. period.
this.
when i was a teenager i took an entire year off from school because my anxiety and depression became too much for me. another girl in my class took that same year off because she was extremely sick, and doing chemotherapy for a rare form of brain cancer.
i remember feeling selfish and dramatic and ashamed of myself. but you know what? we both needed that break from school, even though it was for two very different reasons. and it saved my life just as much as it saved hers.
“at least you’re not _____”
“at least you have _____”
“it could be worse.”
so what if it could be worse? you are allowed to be unhappy with your situation. you are allowed to want something better for yourself. you are allowed to cry and complain and be in pain. sure it could be a lot worse, but that does not mean you have to accept your circumstances. be grateful for what you are lucky to have, but never be afraid to seek change. it took me years to ask for help because i didn’t feel like i deserved it.
Just a reminder that you are your very own worst critic and you do not need to worry because you are doing great! You are awesome, keep going! You got this!
