it’s already snowing outside / I thought summer just ended / I turned on the AC yesterday / today I turned on the heat / plastic wrapping on my frozen lasagna / it’s in the recycling bin but I still feel guilty / I thought it was fall / I fell to my knees when I saw the snow / intricate flakes on my arms that I can’t shake off / they’re too pretty to ruin / now they’re melted and ruined / I can’t shake the feeling that the world is ending / tell me / when the world ends will I still feel guilty?
you don’t have to have it all figured out, today or in a month or in a year. and when you do figure it out, then you can figure it out again.
you can change your mind, change your passion, learn something new, let something go.
there is no right age to finalize your life. there is no timeline on your happiness.
life is not one puzzle to solve–it is endless pieces that fit together perfectly some days and not the next. it is making mistakes and learning that it was exactly what needed to happen to find your next path.
don’t let anyone tell you that self-love is a linear journey. that once you find acceptance for yourself, there will never be a day of doubt again. don’t believe that you are alone in your battle, that others aren’t facing the same obstacles as you (even if the armor they’re wearing looks different). don’t believe there’s a fast fix to finding yourself, loving yourself, accepting yourself. believe that you will find yourself, love yourself, accept yourself. no matter how long it takes.
