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Everyone in this world deserves good things. They don’t have to earn it. And most of us would agree with that but maybe some of us wouldn’t include ourselves, as if we were so awful that we become an exception to the rule. But you do deserve it. There will always be people who find you lovely, who will wish for you to be happy. And they’re not wrong. But your self-worth is suffering because of your anxiety, because of your desire to be perfect.

Don’t set yourself up for failure with your perfectionism. I’m sorry someone made you feel like you needed to earn love, comfort, contentment. Most people are not like that and they do not wish to watch as you self-sabotage, they will not judge you so harshly. I hope you can stay away from those who feel like things must always be earned and that if you make a mistake, you’ll be a complete failure. You’re just a person. Making mistakes is a part of life.You don’t have to perfect.

You won’t become prettier after you lose weight because you always were. You won’t be greater when you write the perfect thesis and graduate. You don’t need to prove to anyone that you deserve space in this world. You were born in this place so now all you have to do is live. You don’t need to achieve a certain goal that makes you sabotage your social or professional life in order to get where you want to be. Life itself is imperfect, chaotic, unpredictable. Do what needs to be done in ways that allow time for yourself, for resting, for hobbies, because those good things are rightfully yours.

And maybe if you’re thinking “others deserve it more” or that “good things don’t last in my life”, then please don’t compare yourself to others, it isn’t fair. And what if those things stick with you and they make you happy? What if they don’t go anywhere? Then you will need to admit that change is a scary thing (even when it’s a change for the best) and that you’re not a terrible person who doesn’t deserve anything. You deserve happiness. You deserve a life of your own, not when you finally become perfect, but because despite your shortcomings, you’ll always be worthy of happiness. It’s time to stop punishing yourself and to start believing you’re enough as you are right at this moment.

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Beth Evans

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fall in love with small, beautiful things– with sunrises on foggy mornings, warm drinks on cold days, hot soup for a sore throat, cat and dog sightings, long hugs, your favorite songs playing over public speakers, days marked as special on the calendar, compliments from strangers, getting a new shirt you look good in, with your own laughter

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you can reinvent yourself as often and as much as you want. you don’t have to stay stagnant to make other people comfortable.

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Ruth Awad, from “Let me be a lamb in a world that wants my lion”

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My boyfriend’s cat and the sunset.

#my picture #mine #original photograph #me #myself and i #and my boyfriend #and his cat #cat

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So we all know that Tumblr is US-centric. But to what degree? (and can we skew the results of this poll by posting it at a time where they should be asleep?)

Reblog to increase sample size!

#no

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every day wake up & remind yourself you are an animal

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it gets easier to find them once you start looking for them. sun beams. cat videos. children laughing on the street. having an interesting interaction with a stranger. complimenting someone and allowing yourself to be complimented. wearing your favorite clothes. watching a nice movie. they build up.

what a nice day to start looking for joy in the mundane (they are there, I promise)

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a fools guide to not wanting to die anymore

by me, a fool who doesnt wanna die anymore 

never make a suicide joke again. yes this includes “i wanna die” as a figure of speech. swear off of it. actually make an effort to change how you think about things.

find something to compliment someone for at least 4 times a day. notice the little things about the world that make you happy, and use that to make other people happy.

talk to people. initiate conversation as often as you possibly can. keep your mind busy and you wont have to worry anymore

picture the bad intrusive thoughts in youe head as an edgy 13 year old and tell them to go be emo somewhere else

if someone makes you feel bad most of the time, stop talking to them. making yourself hang out with people who drain you is self harm. stop it.

#important

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This one is for everyone who gets a sinking feeling in their chest when they see mental illness positivity posts and think that they don’t mean you because of what your mental illness is and the symptoms you present.

I can say that I mean you. I mean all of you. Whatever your mental illness or symptoms are.

You are worthy, valuable and enough as you are. You are valid and deserving of compassion, love and acceptance.

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give this a try sometime maybe. it works for me, and i should remember to do it more often. even if not a little creature, put pen to paper and doodle

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what a nice day to start looking for joy in the mundane (they are there, I promise)

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do more things with love sprinkled into them