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Learn to be happy for yourself
No matter how small or big the success may be, learn to applaud yourself. Normalize telling yourself, “Great job!” Acknowledge your growth and prosperity. Normalize applauding your own hard work.
We’re always so quick to congratulate our loved ones on the positive things that happens in their lives, so what’s wrong with directing some of that same energy towards yourself? Get into it.
Being proud of yourself for a small feat doesn’t mean that you’ll never overcome the big feat. It doesn’t mean you’re praising the bare minimum, either. Just be happy for yourself. Don’t you think you deserve it after all of your hard work?
I owe myself an apology
For every time I told myself I hate me
For every time I was mean to myself
For every time I was the villain in my own story
For every time I didn’t believe in myself
For every time I blamed myself for things that were out of my control
For every time I hurt myself
For every time I told myself that I wasn’t beautiful enough
For every time I hypocritically went against my own values of self love and appreciation
For every time I pushed myself away
For every time I ignored my own cries for help
I’m sorry, me. I apologize to you for not being there when you needed me. I apologize for saying mean things to you. I apologize for not uplifting you. I love you. I love myself and I mustn’t forget that.
Can I just say something, if I may?? Whenever people reiterate that trauma in your life *~made*~ you into the person you are today, it makes me cringe. It’s almost as if you’re giving credit for your healing to the thing or person that tried to take your life away and that’s just plain WRONG.
Heartache didn’t make me wiser, people go through heartache every day, yet they don’t change as a person because they’ve yet to learn FOR THEMSELVES the emotional intelligence it takes to understand one’s worth. (Kinda like when people say time heals everything, when it really doesn’t. Because a decade can pass and you can still be at square one if you don’t work on yourself )
The most traumatic thing that ever happened to you shall not and WILL not take credit for all the hard work you’ve put into staying on this earth. I rebuke that bs. You’ve done this on your own because you’ve learned on your own. YOU picked up the pieces and figured out how to fall in love with being alive again. YOU didn’t let your mental illness win. Not anyone else. Go you.
To be self aware is a superpower. Being anxious, understanding you’re anxious, and doing your best to act and think rationally is very important. I know how incredibly difficult it is to differentiate reality from anxiety-lense reality, but the fact that you’re trying is enough to be proud of, and a great enough reason to keep going.
For whoever needs to hear this right now
Go ahead and finally start that YouTube channel you were always too afraid to start
Post that unedited picture of yourself
Upload that imperfect cover
Promote your new blog
Post your art even if you think it’s not “good enough”
Leave that positive comment even though you “don’t comment often”
Stream your first video game
Do all of these things. Stop talking yourself out of doing fun things out of fear of being laughed at or unsuccessful. Little things take time to grow into big things. In the meantime, have fun and push yourself to try things that used to scare you. I know it’s way easier said then done, I know. But incessant worrying will never do you any good.
It’s also okay to start small. Take your time and only push yourself in healthy ways. Don’t compare your beginning to someone else’s middle, even though it’s really hard to do when you see all of these successful influencers getting sponsored left and right. That doesn’t necessarily mean that won’t be you one day, it just means it’s simply not your time yet. Take your time, use your time to put work into these things that you like to do. You can do it if you really want to.
“Quick reminder: your fear of looking stupid is holding you back” -Rupaul
Even MOOOOORE reasons to smile
A dog could’ve just been rescued
A family could’ve just moved into a new home
A young boy could be learning how to shave with his dad
Someone could’ve just done a food drive and gotten way more donations than they hoped for
Someone could’ve just graduated
Someone could’ve just been approved for lifesaving surgery
A little kid could be watching Saturday morning cartoons
Someone could’ve just shaved their legs and have no nicks or spots
Someone could’ve just surpassed their savings goal
Someone could’ve just awakened from a coma
A deaf person can be getting new hearing aids
A lonely kid could’ve been asked to play