i. don’t delete ”ugly” photos of yourself. learn to accept your imperfections, the parts of yourself that you’d rather not see. it’s just external.
ii. talk to strangers. tell that person on the train ”i love that book” when you see them reading it. you’ll learn something about yourself too.
iii. be grateful. for sunny days, for finding out that the shirt you like is on sale, for that cup of tea in the evening. find joy in the little things.
iv. learn to go places alone. buy a movie ticket for one, go to that concert even though you have no one to go with, have a dinner date with yourself. there’s no shame in being independent.
v. no one thinks you’re as weird as you do. so let go: laugh a bit too loud, wear that outfit you want to, don’t hold back. often, people won’t even notice — they’re too busy thinking about how they appear to others.
vi. sometimes you have to let yourself hurt. breakups, moving out, friendships fizzling out… usually the pain means that something matters, and see, how lucky you are to have had something that important. after you’re done hurting, get up and go on.
vii. try to have something to look forward to. a vacation, starting university, or just going out for coffee next week. it just makes the bad days more bearable.
viii. things end — let them. but don’t worry or think about that too much: that’s just one more reason to enjoy the whole way.
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