You dont have to feel guilty for having a hard day.
You dont have to feel ashamed of the fact that your mind hurts and your body is tired.
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Updated 4 years ago,March 5, 2021
Life is full of ups and downs.
Kinga Cichewicz
And sometimes you wont realize you are in an up until suddenly you are very far down.
Some days you will feel as though you are flying on cloud nine, and life is good.
Hopefully, most of the time your days will be somewhere in the middle.
But sometimes life is very hard.
Sometimes life stays hard for longer than you had anticipated, longer than you could have imagined.
Yet somehow you are stillsupposedto make it through.
Some days you may not be able to fake it, no matter how hard you try.
Some days you may not be able to smile a genuine smile that reaches your eyes.
Some days your laugh may be a little quieter, and a little less warm and familiar.
Some days your eyes will look worn out and your cheeks will be less rosy.
The you that is feeling down.
The you that is tired.
The you that feels unsure of yourself.
The you that feels unfamiliar.
I want you to know that its okay if you cant show up fully.
Its okay if youre just simply worn out, and having a day.Its okay.
You dont have to feel guilty for having a hard day.
You dont have to feel ashamed of the fact that your mind hurts and your body is tired.
You owe it to yourself to be compassionate and caring, and to be respectful of your own feelings.
The trick to making it through all of this is just being a little gentler with yourself.
You are still worthy of all of the love and laughter in the universe.
On the hard days, its okay if you cant show up.
Its okay if you cant fully share your heart with the world.
Some days are for looking inward and for coping.
Some days are survival days.
And this is okay.
So like, be a little bit gentler with yourself.
And remember that you dont have to put on a brave face all of the time.
You dont have to be any certain way for you to be loved.
Just do what you could with where you are.
