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hey. hey.

wanting attention is not a bad thing. wanting people to care about you is not selfish. it’s okay to want people to listen to you. you don’t need to do anything to deserve love. love is not a finite resource; we hold enough of it in our hearts to love each other every single day of the year. you deserve to be loved every single day of the year. don’t forget that.

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& you know what it actually IS lifechanging to smile at strangers & say please & thank you & goodmorning & compliment someones outfit & help someone in need & be more accepting of loving other people just because they are other people!!!

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Stephanie Foo, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

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Stephanie Foo, What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma

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I think I like this little life

It may not be perfect but it’s mine

And maybe, despite everything, I will be alright

Not sure when or how but I feel it looming in the distance… can a future have an echo?

I just need to stick around, take it day by day

Yeah, I think I can do that

Drink the same tea everyday, wear the same scarf, see the same birds in their nest on the same branch

Smile at the same cashiers, walk the same paths, eat from the same plate

Bathe in the same sun, run from the same rain, admire the same snow

I think I like this little life

I think I’m proud to call it mine

(I think I’m glad I saved it)

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You aren't ungrateful just because you're frustrated with your situation. You can feel upset while still being grateful for what you have. Two things can be true at the same time.

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the most difficult thing about growing as a person socially, as in getting out of your shell and noticing that you are, is that there will still be times when it doesn’t feel like you’ve grown at all! times when you can’t really connect with anyone around you, times when you fail to enter into an existing conversation, times when you say the wrong thing (or nothing at all when in hindsight you probably should’ve). but that’s also kind of the best thing, because that’s the thing that helps you realize that sometimes, it’s not you or your lack of skills or any shortcoming. sometimes certain environments just aren’t for you and certain people aren’t your people, and that’s okay. that’s human. it’s okay to not feel the progress you have made all the time.

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I am deserving of:

ꔛ love

ꔛ respect

ꔛ everything i dream of

ꔛ amazing life

ꔛ positivity

ꔛ good connections

ꔛ self love

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controversial opinion but unfortunately you are your actions and what you say. if you are mean to people, it doesn’t matter if you sometimes have secret kind thoughts. fortunately you are your actions and what you say. if you are kind in your actions and your words, it doesn’t matter if you sometimes have mean thoughts. the power is in working against inner negative thoughts and being a better person despite it. you have the ability to cultivate the person you want to be.

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a gentle reminder:

eat something. take your medicine. you are not a burden to others. your emotions are just as real as theirs and deserve to be listened to. relax your jaw and shoulders. it’s okay to take a break sometimes you deserve rest. it’s okay to be yourself. you’re not hard to love and anyone who opposes that does not deserve your time. you’re going to be okay.

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