In your life
you will inevitably
misspeak
trust the wrong person
under react
overreact
hurt the people who didn't deserve it
overthink
not think at all
self-sabotage
create a reality
where only your experience exists
ruin perfectly good moments for yourself and others
deny any wrongdoing
not take the steps to make it right
feel very guilty
let the guilt eat at you
hit rock bottom
Finally, address the pain you caused
try to do better next time
Rinse
Repeat
...
I know I sound like a consummate optimist
but I’m really not
I lose perspective all the time
sometimes
everything just feels completely pointless
I know the pressure
of living your life through the lens of perfectionism
Life
can be heavy
especially
if you try to carry it all at once
Part of growing up
and moving into new chapters of your life
is about catch and release
What I mean by that is
knowing what things to keep
and what things to release
You can’t carry all things
Decide
what is yours to hold
and let the rest go
How will you know
what the right choice is
in these crucial moments?
You won’t
How do I give advice to this many people
about their life choices?
I won’t
The scary news is
you’re on your own now
but the cool news is
you’re on your own now
We are led by our gut instincts
our intuition
our desires
and fears
our scars
and our dreams
Hard things will happen to us
We will recover
We will learn from it
We will grow more resilient because of it
And as long as we are fortunate enough to be breathing
we will breathe in
breathe through
breathe deep
breathe out
We’re doing this together
So let’s just keep dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBG50aoUwlI&t=417s