The things left unsaid to people we care about, and the void those unspoken words leave, often have more impact than what is said.

Tyler Knight

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There is not enough talk on how exhausting it is trying to find your footing in this world. Everything and everyone is on fast forward and there is never time to rest and reset. On to the next task, on to the next job, left, right and center. “Please find attached” and “Per my last email” run the day and do not clock out when you do.

Nobody talks about how hard it is to make friends as an adult when everyone is chasing the bag and making bread, nobody talks about the exhaustion that slowly sets in by Tuesday and has you dragging your body to Friday, or the lack of enthusiasm and time for the things that once rocked our worlds. I struggled to find my work-life-more-work balance and that is mainly because I let my ambitions get the best of me. Nevertheless, I understand the toil responsibility, deadlines, and upcoming events/projects bring in and today, we are practicing gratitude for the work we do, but actively set boundaries between the two.

It is okay to set aside a day for self-care devoid of any outside expectations, it is okay to take several steps back and delegate when you feel overwhelmed. You are human, you are meant to tire, that is your body’s cry for a day off. It is okay to not be okay, it is okay to feel frustrated at the list of tasks waiting for you, it is okay to say, ‘hey, I need help.’

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THE BIGGEST APOLOGIES

The sad days are the ones nobody really prepares you for and today, I realised we owe ourselves the biggest apologies. For invalidating our feelings and for wanting to belong, for banging on closed doors and crying over spilled milk, for wanting to be chosen by people who would use us for rituals given the chance and finally, for not telling ourselves often enough how simply amazing we are.

Everyday is just a blur, a photocopied version of yesterday, the twin of what will be tomorrow but today, we are here and we are present. And to everyone reading this, this is your sign to be fearless, to be brave and, to be audacious. There is something, I tell you, about youthful naivety that makes you think you can conquer the world and that is the universe’s gift to you.

You should only have a pocket full of dreams, and not cups full of regret. You are only young once and should constantly choose to live. Live intentionally. Burn with so much passion, you put the stars and the sun to shame because you blaze brighter and with more purposes. You, who is wonderfully and beautifully created, curated and designed for a bigger purpose and a greater joy.

Take advice from your dear (not so old) auntie and live happily, truly and passionately. You will not have a lot to apologise for, I promise.

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SING A NEW SONG

Things…life happens to everyone and despite what the burdens you carry want you believe, life is fair. If ever there was an epitome of fairness, it would be how justly life deals everyone a misery of their disliking; to each their own battle. Please, don’t get me wrong, there is suffering in the world but who am I or are you to tell how much it hurts when the experience is compacted in another’s body? We cannot gauge how heavy emotions can be or should be because at the end of the day we all experience moments, people, and emotions differently. Beneath the surfaces of smiles, laughter, and the shows of strength and courage, lies feelings and experiences we may never fully comprehend. While compassion may lead us to hold the hands of those in pain, to offer comforting words and sympathetic glances, we are merely spectators to their struggle. It hurts for them and that is enough, that is valid and does not need justification.

Today, empathize with the boy who carries the weight of his family’s expectations, the girl with silent and invisible tears…approach with warmth, empathy and humility those that the world has shut out.

Suffering is a universal experience: like a fingerprint, it is unique to everyone but cheap as clay and twice as common.

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This is me signing out and calling it a day!🤍

Always rooting for you, always wishing you the very best of everything.

From my heart to yours,

The girl whose dreams refuse to die🤍