I hope you know you have the power to change the way you think and you have the strength to accomplish all that you need to. When you change the way you think and speak to yourself, you change. Your feelings change. Your doubts soften and you attract positive energy. The more positivity you surround yourself with, the more you will see your life change for the better. Choose who you choose to be around with this in mind. If today was difficult for you, I hope you know that tomorrow can be better. I hope you know that the moments that are uncomfortable or hurt or don’t make sense will pass. I hope you remind yourself of all the times you didn’t think you were going to feel better but you did. As you go through your days remember that every moment is just a moment. When you can’t take it one day at a time, try to just take it one breath at a time. Take really good care of yourself and know that it’s okay if you don’t accomplish everything you told yourself you needed to today. You don’t have to start a new routine or healthy habit today if it feels like too much. You don’t have to be as productive as the people that you see online. Your life is your life and you only have this life. Tomorrow it will feel a little bit better. You are safe. You are being guided. You will have everything that you need. Please don’t be embarrassed about what you’ve been through. It’s difficult to feel like no one truly understands you. It’s difficult to feel alone in what you’ve been through. I promise you, someone in the universe has been through something very similar to you. You are never out of your mind for feeling what you feel. You are never too far gone to be saved.

It’s okay to take as many moments as you need for yourself. Take all of the time you need to find your peace of mind. 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?” For it to be that short and sweet I can say I was surprised by the content it had, and the way you can feel each poem. It is a gentle reminder of self-worth. Jacqueline is also a digital influencer, with a massive following on TikTok. Her videos are a fusion of poetry, calligraphy, and words of encouragement for mental health. Her content resonates with her followers, as she touches upon important topics with grace and empathy, inspiring people to be their best selves and get through their most difficult days. You can live your life not depending on others. You can live your life without allowing the opinions of others to dictate what you do with your life. You can go about your day not worrying about being consumed by what others think. It’s your life, not theirs. It’s your decision, not theirs. You can grow to be the person you know you are meant to be despite what any other voice says.Being okay doesn’t always happen right away and maybe it isn’t supposed to. Along the way to being okay you will learn to love yourself in a way you never have. You will learn to appreciate so much about who you are—the perseverance your heart holds, the compassion you nurture the world around you with, the gratitude you are made of, the joy you deserve—you will learn what it means to actually live. 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.

Some of the reminders or quotes that I wrote down because they resonated so much are the following: Keep pushing through for yourself. You deserve to make it through. Keep pushing through for the possibility that you will end up happy. Keep pushing through for the possibility that you will make your way to where you belong. Keep pushing through for the good moments you will have with people you know care about you. Keep pushing through to see your healing through. You will come through to the other side of it and be in awe of yourself. Not in a selfish way, but in a strong way. You hold so much strength within you. Keep pushing through for the possibility you will see why you went through what you’re going through. You have been through too much to not see yourself through it—you are someone who has the heart to change a part of the world. We are all going through something simultaneously. We are all connected. We are all doing the best we can. Let’s keep doing the best we can—that is enough. Every single second where you are, as you are, is more than enough.

Even if you don’t feel it, peace surrounds you. Even if you don’t see it, you are doing better than you give yourself credit for. Even if you have no idea what’s going on or where you’re supposed to be, you are doing better than you think you are. You are not failing if you are trying your best. You are not failing if the results you want aren’t showing right now. Even if decisions you make now affect you later negatively, in the end it will be okay anyway.

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.So you hold it all in until your soul can’t hold it any longer. Maybe feelings you don’t want to feel surround you and being awake is exhausting. Maybe no one knows what you are feeling because you don’t have the energy to explain yourself. Maybe you don’t even know how to put words to what you’re going through, and that is so frustrating. Maybe you tell yourself you’re overreacting. You’re not overreacting—you’re going through something difficult. Please believe there is still time for you to be all that you want to be. There is time for you to do what you’ve always wanted to do. There is time to fall in love with someone who loves you the way you deserve to be loved. There is time to figure out what…

You are worth loving and you are so worthy of being loved. You deserve someone who will love you with no limits. You are worth loving even on the days you don’t feel you’ve done your best. You are worth loving even when you say something that makes someone upset. An apology is enough for someone who loves you unconditionally—they will understand that maybe it came from a place of pain. They will see you for who you really are and not the words you say. You are worth loving even when you mentally or physically can’t love someone the way you want to. You are worthy of being loved by someone who is gentle and patient with you. If you haven’t found this person yet, please, don’t give up. The growth you can find in lonely seasons is so important.There is something to be proud of every day even if it’s just making it through the day—that is something to always be proud of. Not everything happens for a reason, but everything that happens offers an opportunity for reflection and growth. How did you change for the better? How can your change help change someone else for the better? 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. Even if you don’t feel like you matter to everyone, you matter to someone and that is important to remember.