Papyrus Is Proud Of You - Tumblr Posts

Thinking of Papyrus has definitely gotten me through both lonely times and sad times. I resonated with this post because of my perspective of what it meant for me "to do my best". It took me too long to learn that doing your best doesn't have to equal pushing past your limits. I had spent years trying to do my best for the tasks ahead but not for myself. I had set such high expectations because even if I could maybe achieve it, the cost would be my mental and physical health. Sometimes your best changes depending on your current circumstances or state of mind and that's okay. Sometimes you need to do the best for yourself first by giving yourself time to recover and reflect, and that's okay.

“Never giving up” doesn’t mean pushing yourself to your very limits. Be gentle with yourself. Even if all you accomplished today was as tiny as washing one single cup and not putting it away afterwards. It’s what he would want.

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