22 Little Reminders
We all have a little things we like to remind ourselves whenever things get a little difficult or whenever life decides to throw a punch or two. And being in your twenties feeling a little lost or frustrated is even more of a pain in the bum. So I've put a few little reminders together for whenever you need someone to say it's going to be okay or just something to look at whenever your going through a tough time.
1) No one is perfect, and no one has it all together.
2) You are important
3) Be confident in who you are. You're wonderful! Embrace that
4) Your anxiety or depression is nothing to be ashamed of.
5) There's a lot of beauty in this world, just take a step back from your worries and hardship and you will learn to see it from a different perspective
6) Be yourself, because you put something into the world that wasn't there before
7) If you are living, you are still surviving and becoming stronger.
8) Don’t compare your path with anybody else’s. Your path is unique to you.
9) It’s OK to not love yourself 100% right now, but take everyday to let yourself know you’re doing your best.
10) There is a whole world out there just waiting for you to experience it, don't ever feel like you are too small or your ideas or dreams aren't big enough. Explore the world, it's waiting for you for when the time is right.
11) Learn to love yourself – your heart, your brain, and your body. Flawed and scarred, beautiful and terrifying. Quirky and insecure, hard and soft. Let your thoughts be unique and raw, honest and open. Care for your heart and feelings. Forget about the expectations and the societal norms and just be yourself. You don’t have to play by the rules, you can be your own person. Embrace it, It is your life, live it 100% how YOU want to, and never apologise or feel guilty about that.
12) Don’t be like the rest of them – just be like you. Drop the comparisons. Don’t compare yourself to those around you. Don’t compare yourself to celebrities, or to the social media lives of your peers. You are neither inferior nor superior to anyone else in this world…you are simply you. And this is powerful. You aren’t supposed to be like anyone else – you are meant to have your own path. There’s no need to try to be like someone else. Living this life is truly about growing in ways that you yourself wish to grow, while simultaneously hoping for the best for those around you.
13) You are enough
14) You are human. This is probably the biggest reminder of them all. You will make mistakes. You will hurt other people and other people will hurt you. You won’t always feel happy and positive. Remind yourself that you are an imperfect human being instead.
15) You matter, you are the only person who can be you. Everyone has a different life journey and a different story to tell. We all face different challenges. We all gain different experiences. There are billions of people on this planet, and yet you are the only person who is exactly like you. Be kind to yourself.
16) You are so unique. There will never be anyone on this earth who is just like you. Everyone looks different and has a new and diverse way of thinking and acting. Being different is your greatest asset. Be the best version of you, love your weird quirks and differences. They make you who you are. You're unique and one of a kind, you were created to make a mark in this life and not just born to survive, you put something into the world that wasn't there before
17) Understand, have courage, be strong. Knowing that life is imperfect gives you enough space to expect it to be hard. You have to accept that life's circumstance is not ALWAYS within our control and all you can do is accept, understand and to keep moving forward.
Life is 99% choice and 1% chance. That's pretty much it. You are so much stronger than you think. Don't ever give up, because trying always means there is a chance that you will succeed
18) Don't compare your progress to others, you're doing your best and that's enough
19) You are a work a progress, You are still learning and you're going to be better. Progress means more than perfection. You're capable of more than you know
20) You don’t have to have everything figured out. I used to feel so much pressure to figure it all out and still do sometimes. We can be so hard on ourselves when we don’t believe we are living the life we are expected to live. Give yourself a break. We're discovering ourselves, dream careers and just how to be living life filled with responsibilities.
21) Stay true to who you are, There is only one you in this entire universe. No one has exactly your strange and magical mix of genes and experience. Learn what makes you tick. And keep building on that. You will make wonderful things happen. You are young and vulnerable. You are still trying to figure out who you are; trying to fill in the colours of a blank painting and that's what life is a blank canvas - You are the artist of your masterpiece; you are the masterpiece and you are in charge of doing whatever you please to it.
21) Stay true to who you are, There is only one you in this entire universe. No one has exactly your strange and magical mix of genes and experience. Learn what makes you tick. And keep building on that. You will make wonderful things happen. You are young and vulnerable. You are still trying to figure out who you are; trying to fill in the colours of a blank painting and that's what life is a blank canvas - You are the artist of your masterpiece; you are the masterpiece and you are in charge of doing whatever you please to it.
22) Do you what makes you happy regardless what it looks like to others, whether it's obsessing over a band, a cute new fictional couple, a TV series or the cutest celebrity you've just discovered. Or whether it's something creative like painting, writing, drawing or blogging, if it makes you happy and puts a smile on your face at the end of a bad day - Do It. Those who make people for like crap for liking something should just stop shaming people for being happy altogether.
