Dear Younger Self,

Dear Younger Self,

You are ENOUGH.

"No" is a complete sentence.

Don't water yourself down to make others more comfortable.

Ask questions and form your own opinions

"Keeping the Peace" comes at the cost of YOUR peace.

Mistakes and failure are OKAY. It's how you learn. It's how you grow.

Never ignore your intuition...it never lets you down.

Your body is perfect the way it is, it's just the WORLD that's cruel and ugly.

Wear your bikini in confidence

You're a kind soul, you will attract broken people. Don't let them break you too.

Your Mental Health should be your TOP priority

It's ok to quit! Jobs, friendships, relationships..whatever.

You have so much love to give, try giving some of that love to yourself first.

Self Care is not selfish, it's necessary.

Resting, laying down and taking a nap is not LAZY.

Slow down, you don't always have to be in such a rush. Take it easy.

You are smart, brave, kind, strong 💪, funny, honest, a great friend, daughter, sister, granddaughter, and anyone would be lucky to have you in their corner.

You are not responsible for everybody's happiness.

It's ok to cry and it's ok to show your emotions. Crying is the way you heal. Do not be ashamed that you have emotions. It's brave TO cry, not the other way around.

Your career, your job, your grades, the college you attended do not define you as a person. You are worthy without having to live your life constantly trying to prove your worth to the world. You are worthy and important and special already just as you are.

You are going to do great Things in this life. Your heart is huge, you love hard, you are creative, adventurous, goofy, determined, you have compassion for everyone and everything on this planet, you are smart, thoughtful and the right people are going to love everything about you and more.

Thank you @emotionalmoonbot and everyone who got me to 5 reblogs!

Thanks you guys 🙏😁

Won't raise my children to suppress their emotions and feelings like a lot of people in my generation's parents made them do 😢. I'm teaching them that it's ok to cry, I don't tell them to suck it up or to stop whining. I'm teaching them how to feel the emotions and how to ground and ways to release them. I'm also helping them find ways to calm down when they're experiencing their big feelings : bubble baths, going to read a book or to color/draw, going for a walk , practice breathing/"blowing out the candles" if it's a situation that's caused distress, or I'll rub their back. Not only that, I'm helping them become familiar with expressing those feelings and asking them: "What can I do to make it better?" So yea, this is the CORRECT, HEALTHY way to handle disappointment/hurt/anger/conflict, etc.