Take a breath...

How are you feeling?

Not how you're supposed to feel.
Not how everyone thinks you feel.
How do you actually feel?

For the days that hurt...

It's okay to not be okay.

You don't have to pretend that you're strong every second. Sometimes surviving the day is enough.

"Some nights are heavy,
some mornings feel impossible.
But you are still here.
And that means your story
isn't finished yet."

“I hate to see you cry, but I love to see you smile.”
— Drake

Hold onto this feeling...

Let yourself be happy.

You don't need a reason to enjoy a beautiful moment. Some happiness is meant to simply be felt.

"Laugh loudly.
Love deeply.
Take pictures.
Stay a little longer
in the moments that feel like home."

“Good days are coming.”
— SZA

Maybe you're somewhere in between...

And that's okay too.

Life doesn't have to be extremely good or extremely bad. Sometimes it's simply a quiet day.

"You don't need to have everything figured out.
You are allowed to simply exist,
breathe,
and take your time."

Slow down...

You don't have to carry everything today.

Put down what can wait. Take one thing at a time. You are a human being, not a machine.

"Breathe in.
Breathe out.
One problem.
One moment.
One day at a time."

Remember this...

Life is still yours.

You will lose people.
You will change.
You will make mistakes.
You will fall in love.
You will heal.

"Maybe life isn't about finding
one perfect moment.
Maybe it's about collecting
little moments that make
being alive worth it."