To travel is better than to arrive.

There are many different types of paths you can take in life leading up to where you might want to end up, but if you have chosen your path, that doesn’t mean you should abandon all the others.
Life isn’t about reaching an end, it’s what happens along to way that counts.
To stumble, to fall, to create memories along the way. It’s your journey which matters, not the destination. And it’s never too late to go back and rewrite history, if someday you find that somewhere in your heart you wanted to take a different path to where you should be, where you are destined to be.

Shoutout to everyone trying to get their life together. Working on yourself is the hardest part of life. Keep going, no matter where you are x

I'm obsessed with my space and alone time so if i wanna spend time with you or talk to you consistently, just know you’re special.

As of lately, I feel as if my self-esteem isn’t up to par anymore. I used to be so into my own world, seeing beauty in everything and everyone and just being an all-around positive person. I need to work on being that person again and constantly reminding myself that everyone has their own struggles when I feel discouraged. I’m no better or worse.

Nutshell of 2018 so far:

loving myself so much that it’s ok if nobody else does.

2:22am

I’m learning to be grateful for situations that may not seem ideal given the circumstances. Despite the drawbacks, finding gratitude in what seemed to be shitty situations has really opened up my mind to see blessings that I would’ve disregarded had I continued to ruminate on negative thoughts.

If I ever stop talking to you and remove you from my life, I hope you understand how hard it was for me. I have a bad habit of holding onto the little bit of good in people, no matter how bad they clearly are for me. So if I don’t feck with you anymore, it’s because you pushed me past my limits.

People who walk out of your life at your lowest points are the people that need to stay gone. Ain’t no reconciling nothing.

As you get older, you realise that you’re not always right and there’s so many things you could’ve handled better, so many situations where you could’ve been kinder and all you can really do is forgive yourself and let your mistakes make you a better person.

I think people underestimate the strength it takes to remain strong and optimistic when everything is tearing you down.

I’m at a point in my life where I just don’t care anymore so if you stress me out I’m just not gonna deal with you anymore.

Personal growth isn’t about becoming a different person, it’s about fundamentally changing how you interact with who you already are.

23.

Most important lesson I learned in the past year is, don’t let anyone turn you cruel.
No matter how badly you wanna give the world a taste of its own bitter medicine.
It’s never worth losing yourself over.

“no one can truly love you until you love yourself”

Can we all come together and agree that the saying “no one can truly love you until you love yourself” is trash.
Loving yourself takes time, and it isn’t always easy.
Know that there are people out there who love you, even when you struggle to.

balance.

In your 20’s find a balance between hustle and rest. You don’t need to have a love life or a soulmate figured out. Go travel the world. Battle your demons. Set up a business, find people who value your heart and yours will attract. Don’t live in the past, you have so much more to see.

count your blessings.

If you’re ever lucky enough to find and meet someone who loves you whole heartedly, don’t take advantage of that person’s kindness. Maybe you feel like it’s not enough for you, or maybe you feel like it’s not a big deal to you. But I guarantee you, you won’t ever meet another person who will love and care for you as much as that person does. And once you lose them, it’ll be too late.

be strong.

Sometimes you’re not gonna have support from anyone. Keep going anyway. You’re strong enough to make it.

Look:

The right people will get it.
The right people will see you and appreciate you for the person that you are.
The right people won’t require you to dilute, censor, or edit yourself in order to be worthy of their time and affection.

You don’t need to waste your time on people who are committed to misunderstanding you.

Self-care

- enjoy a long, hot shower after an exhausting day
- avoid or cut toxic people out of your life
- have a nice, lengthy nap to rejuvenate
- go on a sky watching or star gazing
- take a break and unplug on social media
- unfriend/mute toxic people on the internet
- go for a walk or a jog on the park
- reconnect with your good old friends
- take your dog/pet for a walk
- enjoy the sun for a couple of minutes
- do a random act of kindness
- have a quick movie marathon
- try to do something that you used to love
- listen to your favorite songs when you were a kid
- artist or not, try painting your feelings
- for a day, try de-cluttering your thoughts and stop overthinking
- go on a window shopping (even without buying anything)  

you either evolve or repeat old patterns.

surround yourself with people who make you want to do better. those who meet you halfway and teach you healthier ways to share space. it’s rare that you find good people, honor that occurrence. don’t let your ego sabotage these connections. you either evolve or repeat old patterns.