Lets make this year a little different.
Theres something about today, something that for some time now hasnt gotten easier to shake.
I know the weight on your chest somehow feels a little heavier, a little harder to carry.
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I know that nothing will stop you from feeling this way.
I want you to know that its okay.
But I want you to try.
attempt to smile and mean it.
You owe it to yourself today.
Be kind to yourself today.
Learn to define yourself not by the mistakes youve made, but by where you go from them.
You write your own rules, change the game if you should probably.
If you are unhappy with where you are then move.
Learn that just because you havent been loved in the way you deserve doesnt mean you dont deserve it.
That just because some people found it hard to love you doesnt mean youre not easy to love.
Love yourself so much you become complete.
Love yourself so much you stop accepting anything less than what you need.
Love yourself so much you stop accepting any less even from yourself.
Look in the mirror.
The person you see standing in front of you is the love of your life.
Feed her just as much as youve fed the mouths who bit chunks out of you.
Find the places from which they did, kiss them and let them heal.
Tell yourself youre more than the sum of all the wounds youve acquired through the years.
Than youre more than all the things that have ever happened to you.
Face those things, stop trying to bury the things you wish you could forget.
Remember them, even when it hurts, steal back from them your power.
Youre more than the things some monsters stole in the dark.
Remind yourself that self-preservation isnt the same as being selfish.
Make yourself happy first.
Walk away from situations that make you unhappy.
Anything or anyone that steals your lighter energy has no business being in your life.
Stop looking for love in all the wrong places.
Look for love inside of yourself, happiness in its purest form can really only come from within.
Stop putting yourself down and selling yourself short.
Speak to yourself in a kinder voice.
You have the whole world inside of you.
Anyone can tell you this but it doesnt mean anything and it isnt true unless you believe it.
you’re free to do anything.
Now is a good time to stop giving away pieces of yourself to those who dont deserve a taste.
(Finally) let go of him.
Stop being chewed up by mouths that will forget your name.
Stop renting out space for men unworthy of it.
Stop ending up in hands only interested in how your skin feels in the dark.
Stop kissing lips that arent forthcoming and lips that arent inquisitive.
Stop doing any of this just because youre drunk off of loneliness.
Remember that life isnt just about crossing off a to-do list.
Its a lot more than that.
Its so much more than that.
Be grateful for your accomplishments and work for those you still yearn for.
This year tune out the voice that says you cant.
Take care of yourself.
No one else will do it for you.
No one else can do it better.
Think about the rosy-cheeked, head full of curls little girl you once were.
What would she say to you today?
What were the things she always wanted to have?
Would you treat her like you treat yourself now?
Do what makes you happy.
Its as simple as that.
Darling, you dont need anyone but yourself.
Anything youve needed has always been inside you.
Make this your year.
Think about how a year from now you might look back and thinkIve come so far.
