You don’t need to regret something you did or someone you were with because in the moment, something within you chose it. Sending love to anyone struggling with their mental health. I am so proud of you for doing your best to be okay. This book was produced by Chris Lavergne and Noelle Beams with art direction and design by KJ Parish. Special thanks to Bianca Sparacino for creative editorial direction and Isidoros Karamitopoulos for circulation management. Published by Thought Catalog Books, an imprint of the digital magazine Thought Catalog, which is owned and operated by The Thought & Expression Company LLC, an independent media organization based in Brooklyn, New York and Los Angeles, California.

I hope that no matter what happened to you, you know that you can find whole healing. I hope you offer yourself all the time you need to find your healing. People will try to make you talk through it. People will think they know what’s best for you but at the end of the day you are the only one who knows what’s best for you. Trust your instincts. Trust the inner voice that is nurturing and kind. You are just talented. You are just inspiring. You are just worthy of the life you dream of because you are the only you that live-that is your power" You are brave for walking your body out of bed and for trying to do your best every single day. You are doing your best. Others don’t need to understand what your best is. You are brave for trying to move on. You are brave for forgiving that person that seemed impossible to forgive. You are brave for giving up on that thing that you never dreamed you would have to give up on. You are brave for loving after love broke you. You are brave for continuing to keep going. Keep going. You are brave for opening up and speaking about what felt impossible to speak about. You are brave for reaching out for help. You are brave for driving yourself to the appointments you didn’t have the energy to drive yourself to. You are brave for trying new things that terrify you and don’t make sense. You are brave for moving through the unknown. You are brave for fighting for yourself and what you believe is true. You are a brave soul that deserves to live peacefully in this world. You are brave. You should never feel guilty for feeling deeply. You should never feel like you have to hold in your honesty because you are afraid the person you are with will judge you. The way you experience feelings has given you an empathetic heart and your empathy is your power. Sometimes all you can do is breathe and tell yourself to let it go and those two seconds change everything.I hope you fall in love with yourself before you give anyone else your love. I hope you see yourself as someone worth adoring. Nothing about you is a mistake. Nothing about you is even close to worthless. Your worth is not conditional. To be honest I had never had the chance to read a mental health/poetry book and this book definitely left an impression. If I had to describe it in a simple word, I’d say “wholesome”.

Thank you for being the light that shows others they are not alone. The world truly would not be the same without you. Choose your truth over fear. Choose to step out on your own knowing that whenever you need support, someone will be there. Choose to choose yourself over anyone else. What is best for you will find you. What is meant to be will come to be. Life is a rhythm of highs and lows and in-betweens, but it is all a part of your story. It all matters. Even the moments that seem insignificant now may mean something for later. You are growing within your relationships and most importantly—you are growing within yourself. You are always being prepared. You are always more capable than you think. You are learning to trust yourself and the silent voice of your soul that is your instincts, your protection. You are learning how to receive what you need and that is so powerful. Lessons you are learning now, you will carry with you forever. It is in seasons of struggle we get to know ourselves the best. Getting through isn’t about just getting through. Getting through is an opportunity for personal growth. So when you are in a season of struggle, ask yourself this, “How am I growing through this and what is my struggle trying to teach me?”I hope you learn to love the person you have become. In the moments when you are alone I hope you learn that you have everything within you to comfort yourself. You don’t always have to lean on another human for comfort. You don’t have to search for outside sources to find peace. It’s uncomfortable to be alone when you’re not used to it. It’s uncomfortable to sit in the silence with your own presence and just be. You are allowed to genuinely enjoy your life. You should never feel guilty for being happy. Taking care of yourself sometimes means not always being the one to worry about others. Because if you’re always worrying about others, you will never find the happiness that you deserve.

It’s okay to feel confused. It’s okay to feel overwhelmed. It’s okay to worry about what others are thinking. It’s okay to take your time. It’s okay to step away from the beliefs you’ve been told to believe. It’s okay to be figuring out what you believe. Through the process you are discovering the truth of who you are. Allow the process to flow as it is flowing. Open up when you are ready to open up. Surrender to who you are. Trust in who you are. You deserve someone who will hold your heart through your hard days—someone who won’t judge you through it. Someone who will understand that it’s okay to not be yourself all of the time. Someone who will still care about you even if time goes by and you haven’t reached out to them. You deserve someone who will still reach out to you even when you’ve been distant. They will know you’re going through a hard time, but they will still be there whenever you are ready. You deserve to be transparent without being pushed away. If you haven’t found the people you need yet, hold on, because you will. If you have found the people you can’t live without, hold onto them and remind them you love them.

All That You Deserve

As impossible as this might sound, it’s very possible you will be thankful for your struggles someday because maybe you’ll see it made you into the person you are today. You are on a journey and every experience is leading you to where you belong. It’s really hard to see and trust when you’re living through the awkwardness of the unknown, but you are exactly where you’re meant to be right now. You are experiencing everything you are meant to be. Not everything happens for a reason but everything that happens can lead to a deep lesson and change. Doors that are meant for you will open for you. Doors don’t open until our souls live through and grow through what we go through. One day you will come to a door when you least expect it and it will open. You will be filled with a new light. Until then, be where you are now. Ask your soul to show you what you need to know. “I open my heart to the lessons intended for me. I am deeply growing.” More than anything, I just hope you don’t give up on yourself. I hope you don’t give up on the dreams you know you are capable of. I hope you don’t give up on the future you are excited to live with someone who is incredibly good to you. I hope you know you will find someone who is incredibly good to you if you haven’t yet. I hope you know it’s not too late to find that someone. It’s never too late to start over because sometimes starting over is the best decision we’ll ever make for ourselves. You deserve to be held by hands that are pure and kind. I hope you’re proud of the person you are because you are someone no one could ever be. Sayangnya, mungkin karena sudah pernah baca buku serupa, buku ini kurang kasih insight baru ke aku. Walaupun begitu, menuru