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no matter how bad today was, you still deserve to see tomorrow

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[It's not your job to fix everybody else's problems]

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[I don't like the phrase "a cry for help." I just don't like how it sounds. When someone says to me, "I'm thinking about suicide, I have a plan; I just need a reason not to do it," the last thing I see is helplessness.

I think: your depression has been beating you up for years. It's called you ugly, and stupid, and pathetic, and a failure, for so long that you've forgotten that it's wrong. You don't see any good in yourself, and you don't have any hope.

But still, here you are; you've come over to me, banged on my door, and said "Hey! Staying alive is really hard right now! Just give me something to fight with! I don't care if it's a stick! Give me a stick and I can stay alive!"

How is that helpless? I think that's incredible. You're like a marine: trapped for years behind enemy lines, your gun has been taken away, you're out of ammo, you're malnourished, and you've probably caught some kind of jungle virus that's making you hallucinate giant spiders.]

[And you're still just going "Give me a stick. I'm not dying out here."

"A cry for help" makes it sound like I'm supposed to take pity on you. This isn't pathetic. This is the will to survive. This is how humans lived long enough to become the dominant species.

With no hope, running on nothing, you're ready to cut through a hundred miles of hostile jungle with nothing but a stick, if that's what it takes to get to safety.

All I'm doing is handing out sticks.

You're the one staying alive.]

I’ve been getting a lot of these lately, and I guess I just want you all to know what I think when I read them.

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You have what it takes to survive and to thrive.

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[I hope I won't get tired of the sky, of long walks, of the lingering smell of coffee, and the calm of a rainy day.]

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the secret to life is always having something to look forward to

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[you are smart enough]

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You will find community.

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You are good enough

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It is not too late to dream big. It is not too late to discover your passions. It is not too late to create the life you have always dreamed of. No matter how far you might be from it, no matter how far you have drifted away from yourself; it is not too late to rediscover who you are. So, keep your head up, my love; you are not lost - you are on the way to finding the best version of yourself, the amazing person you are meant to be.

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if other people make you feel like shit for being yourself, it says everything about them and nothing about you. you're beautiful, and nice, and awesome, and you deserve a lot of love. please do not let these bullies get to you. you've got this <3

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if you’re struggling lately, i hope this reaches you.

we will be okay. you will be okay. you will grow and evolve and heal. you will enjoy life again even if it’s not the same as it was the last time you were happy. you will live your life not feeling stuck. you will do more than survive. you will thrive.

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[Growth is painful. Change is painful. But in the end, nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you do not belong.]

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[You are enough, whether someone chooses you or not.]