Walk to the mirror. Stop. Shatter these illusions of false beauty and handsome features. Shed your skin, shed your thoughts, and stop looking. See yourself.
You, my dear friend, are beautiful. You are lovely and utterly unique in every way. You dance to your own tune – and that’s how life should be! Forget what the world wants, what do YOU want? Yes. Love yourself. Your beauty is not that of lines and concepts – it’s of the exquisite moment where you’re your own self and nothing more – nothing less.
Never settle for less than you deserve. Find that person that sets your world in a lovely flame that resembles nothing of a back burner. Find that person that challenges you, makes you question everything you’ve believed. Love them, leave them, or stay with them forever.
Make endless mistakes, please! Learn from them, learn to see them and continue moving forward – continue smiling despite the fact you have done these things. Let someone break your heart but don’t forget to let someone mend it. Be depressed in those dark times and joyful in the good times. Live each day as though it was the only day that mattered – but never the last.
Celebrate everything you’ve accomplished, everything you’ve overcome, everything that has led you to what and who you are right this exact moment. Now is the time - dance to whatever tune you choose. You may be sad and alone. You may feel as though life shall always be this dark tunnel that burrows deep into the center of Earth. Alas! It is not! I’m here to tell you that while you may see darker times ahead that you will also see light. I’m here to tell you that this light will give you joy beyond what your exhausted heart can comprehend right now.
Do not be afraid to hope! Never let anyone take that away from you! Hold it selfishly, as though it were your key to survival at this very moment (it is).
Even when you’re gone your bones shall sing.