5/365
Day 5 of 365
If the only thing you did today is survive, I'm still proud of you.
Someone out there must've forgot to tell you how proud they are of you so let me voice it out for them.
I'm happy that you happen to stumble upon this. Believe me, it happened for a reason.
During quarantine, my friends learned new things, discovered talents, earned money from hard work, and became better version of themselves. I am proud of them.
While me, on the other hand, I did nothing remarkable. I slept, ate, binge watch movies, scroll on my phone... I just let myself rot in my bed whole day for months.
I may not have that jaw dropping transformation or inspiring stories to tell, but I have learned so many lessons that weren't taught in textbooks. In fact, most of these lessons are only found within me.
I learned about myself.
I found out that we have so much to discover about ourselves, we won't ever run out of things to learn and see even just by staying in the four corners of our rooms.
I admit it, I was just lazy. I could've done better. But to be honest, I appreciate the feeling of being able to sit in my bed, do nothing and not be guilty about it-- because I had no school works to do, no events to go to, and no people to please.
I commend those who have done great things in the past months. To those who didn't, thanks for letting yourself breathe.
You don't have to pressure yourself just because you think everyone else is doing better than you are.
One of the few achievements I had during quarantine was that I cried less and smiled more.
This pandemic is not a beautiful story all in all, but the lessons we gained? Priceless.
We define success differently. I succeeded in protecting my peace. I am beyond proud of myself for it. It is amazing to be able to achieve big things in life, but the small things should never be forgotten.
Thank yourself even for the smallest things. Congratulate yourself for staying strong amidst everything.
If the only thing you did was get through the day, I would still clap for you. I would still smile and tell you I'm proud of you.
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Book Of Realizations
Non-FictionWe have these voices inside our head that never seems to get tired of talking. It never stops, It'll never end. It could either be a bad or a good thing. You, the one reading this, have you ever paid attention to these voices? Have you tried writing...
