(Okay, this one is just as much for me as it is for you, if not maybe even a little more.)

Everything is going to be okay.

What you are facing is temporary. It will go away. At least for awhile. You will catch a break.

Stop making yourself believe that everyone around you is perfect. They are far from it.

You cannot compare yourself to anyone else, you are uniquely your own.

You are not perfect. And that is perfectly okay. Accept this. Be proud of it.

Imperfection looks beautiful on you.

You can cry, you probably need to, and I guarantee you will feel better after you realize that everything you’ve been holding in can be let go of. Release it, set yourself free.

Progress is progress, no matter how small, you will get there.

Even if you’ve taken a step in the wrong direction, you have still progressed forward, you have still learned something.

You will not always get what you want when you want it, but if you’re patient maybe you’ll realize those things that you were waiting for were not what you wanted at all. Time can often spare you far more than you think you can spare it.

Complaining to yourself and dreading a task may be inevitable, but knowing you will get through things and trying to do so positively, will help you much more throughout the process. To any extent that you can control your mindset, take advantage of it.

Find the things you enjoy, let them help you. Do not push them away. Do not isolate yourself.

Do not confuse happiness with guilt. Even in stressful times, it is okay to take some time to have fun and to relax. It’s actually super important for you, and you honestly probably don’t do it enough. So go laugh a little.

People care about you. People love you. People want you to do well. People will help you. People matter. You matter.

You might have to push your limits a little to get through things, but you will realize you are capable of much more than you ever thought.

Stop doubting yourself. You do it far too much. And you’re missing out on yourself.

Darkness makes the light shine a lot brighter. Appreciate even the tiniest sparks.

As cliché as it is, there is truly always light at the end of the tunnel, so please do not stop believing that. It might even take a couple tunnels to get there, but tunnels are actually really cool looking sometimes, and I think you can learn a lot from them if you begin to look at them in a different way.

Roll the windows down. Enjoy the ride. Enjoy the moments that the wind rushes past your face.

Feel yourself smile. Feel your eyes widen and the corners of your mouth stretch apart and upward. Feel your happiness. Feel everything in that moment. Let it carry you forward.

Look at yourself in the mirror, look at your legs, see how far they’ve carried you, look at your hands and all the hard work they’ve done, look into your eyes and tell yourself that you can continue on.

If you tell yourself everything is going to be okay, it will. You don’t even need anyone else to say it for you.

You are enough. You are capable.

It will end. Whatever it is. You will make it through, and you should be proud of yourself for doing so.

Everything is going to be okay.