Things to remember:
1. Quit blaming yourself for the way someone chose to hurt you.
2. You are undefinable. You are you. There is such a mysterious beauty in that.
3. Don’t forget to breathe. It’s not as simple as it seems. Sometimes life becomes suffocating. Listen to the silence. Slow down. Breathe. Become one with the quiet. Let go.
4. Find the good moments & save them for the days when rubble falls on you, find them in the moments when your eyes refuse to stay dry.
5. Not everyday will be bright. Some days will be dark and thick with pain. On those days close your eyes and visualize the sun and shine it on the darkest parts of you.
6. It has never been about the jabs we can throw but the pain we can absorb and still stay standing.
7. Don’t sink. So many words will try to drown you. Keep afloat.
8. Listening to your favorite music can be one of the best things to do when life becomes a blur.
9. You are not made of apologies. Quit apologizing for your existence. For being who you are. For voicing your story.
10. You have a voice, use it. Stop muting your thoughts and creativity for the sake of them.
11. Everyone is an artist in their own way. Everyone has their own art and muse. Respect that.
12. Observe details. Count how many petals are on that flower. Look at the different shades of leaves. Watch the snowflake melt. Intricacy is calming.
13. Be proud of art. You don’t need to hide it anymore.
14. Write down the positive. Exhale the negative.
15. You are so beautiful.
16. Go to as many concerts as possible. There is nothing more enchanting than hearing hundreds of voices sing the same anthem. Put your phone in your pocket and let the music course through your veins.
17. Stop trying to please everyone.
18. Find joy even on the nights when all you do is cry because you are only watering yourself to grow.
18. The pain does not last forever.
19. You will grow through this. Roots stronger.
20. Find grace and immerse yourself.
21. Quit questioning every flaw you have, I promise you are perfectly sculpted.
22. There is so many beautiful things about yourself that can’t see in the mirror so when someone compliments you believe them.
23. You are a piece of art that not everyone will understand. But that’s okay, not everyone can appreciate true craftsmanship.
24. You are not a mistake, not a problem, you are a story, you are a melodic poem, written by a gracious artist.
25. My love, you are so loved.
: remember, you are art.
- A.S.
