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A Wake Up Call

It is crucial to remember: YOU ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

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Bad days. We all have them. Sometimes they come in batches, and sometimes, they're random. Regardless of how frequent they are, it's just a bad day. Not a bad life.

As cliched and over said as it is, time heals wounds, and things will get better. When we face hard times, we always feel suffocated and hopeless. We start pushing away our friends, and the things we love.

We beat ourselves up over the smallest things that we couldn't control. We welcome feelings of insecurity and sadness like they're the things that can help us.

But they don't help.

It's okay to cry. It's okay to feel sad. It's okay to not be okay.

But it is crucial to remember: YOU ARE WORTH FIGHTING FOR.

The situation will end. That guy won't matter anymore. That GPA won't stop your dreams. You will feel worth it again.

As people, it is easy for us to stress out over things we can't control, but it's important to step back and breathe.

If that means you have to sit and cry while binge watching Netflix, read your favorite book and turn the phone off, or just write out your feelings 'til you just can't anymore, then do it.

You are the one who chooses your happiness. No guy or crappy day can take away YOUR happiness.

No one is your boss, but you. Your mental health is important. Don't push yourself to the background because you're stressed because it is okay to take time for yourself.

You should always come first in your priorities list.

Remember that life gets better. One bad situation does not mean you won't ever be happy again. One bad semester will not be the end of your professional career. One bad relationship will not ruin your love life.

You will come out of this better and stronger. It's okay to take your time. Everyone moves at a different pace.

Be gentle with yourself because you're doing the best you can.

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