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❝ one thing i have learnt this year is to live and live in the moment. life is tough, life is overwhelming and life is a struggle. a struggle to hold on. a constant battle of choosing between what it is and what it should be. this year, you found yourself in situations you never could've possibly imagined yourself to be in. you looked for yourself in everywhere you went and everyone you met. you thrived, you survived, you tried - even if barely. for the year, days, life to come, live. live in the moment. stay. breathe. it gets better. ❞

❝ hey joseph. i want you to know that i'm proud of you. i'm proud of you for getting through another year. things have not exactly been smooth but i'm proud of you for getting back up each time life has pulled you down. i'm proud of you for trying, for speaking up. the year has taught you alot, changed you alot. you've achieved or done things you never thought you were capable of. give yourself some credit; the permission to unfold. strip down to the rawest and most authentic version of yourself. don't dwell on the past. look into it, learn from it, figure out where you went wrong and move on. do not conceal your emotions. you need not to be someone else. who you are is perfect. ❞

❝ how many of you didn't know certain things about yourself until you discovered them after spending a few hours with a new friend or going on holiday with your cousins? then suddenly you came across a trait you never knew you had. it's like you have to go through new experiences to know how you'd respond to them.
          
          
          you need to taste new food to find out what your favourite cuisine is. you need to press your feet into the sand and the ocean to remember how good it feels. you need to laugh at a few jokes before you learn more about your humour. you need to meet people, talk about life, philosophy and politics to know what your views on those matters truly are. you need to feel happiness like never before to realise what it means to you and how much you need it in your life.
          
          
          and you need to feel pain on the hands of people that you'll accept you don't need going forward. you need to fall head over heels in love with the wrong person to know what it's like when it's with the right. and sometimes you need to go through the darkest moments in your life so that when they pass - you realise that you want to truly welcome the light. ❞ 

❝ telling someone they need to let go and move on is speaking to them in a language they don't understand. letting go can be the most difficult thing to do, some of us never let go. we remain stuck forever. the language of letting go means placing yourself at a centre of a foreign place where you understand nothing. a place so uncomfortable, it stirs an anxiety in your belly, where each second is stretched into a lifetime. it is the acceptance of their death. whether there has been death or not. letting go is not knowing when you'll come out of them. it is knowing eventually you shall.	❞ - rupi kaur

❝ it's just really scary how unpredictable people are. at one moment, they make you feel as if you're finally home and get you all comfortable and attached to them and the next they could be so brutally distant and harsh to you. that isn't everyone though. life has its own ways to teach us a lesson that is letting go of what doesn't want to stay. believe me what wants to stay will find a reason to, despite all odds. who wants to genuinely be with you will never abandon you. someone who doesn't wanna stay won't care how deeply you love them. it's a tough lesson to learn. i hope you let go knowing that the better is yet to come. stay strong. ❞

❝ start where you are and move with humility; recognizing that you may make mistakes along the way and that's okay. what matters is that you are showing up. do not let fear or shame consume you. do not invite them into the conversation. give them no power, no voice, no authority, no control. instead, choose grace; knowing that grace will guide your steps and help you to find your footing as you navigate your way to the future. lean in to the fight - even when it's uncomfortable, even when it'd be easier to back down and do nothing. take your stance. there's work to do. the universe is in motion and so should be you. ❞

❝ and i hope you find more than just yourself. i hope you find it in you not to hurt the people you love, not to put yourself down when you feel like breaking apart. i hope you find miracles....the kind that will make you believe in love again, in trust again, in people and in magic... again. i hope these things for you to tell you how beautiful life can be. i believe these things will happen to you because you deserve it. you deserve someone to go home to, a place to shelter you when it rains, someone to run to when you feel vulnerable, someone who understands you know? you deserve to be loved in all places, especially where you least expect it. that's all. ❞

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