I hate that we are in an age where you have to put yourself out there on social media. I hate it so much as it’s not everyone that’s comfortable with it.
Months into my grieving journey, I came to the realization that this had been other people’s reality too, long before it was mine. All those days I was living richly and happily, someone’s world had ended, that day was just my turn.
Keep your problems smaller than your life. A flat tire is a flat tire. A bad meeting is a bad meeting. A canceled flight is just an extra two hours. These things become catastrophes when you let them. But they stay manageable when you remember the depth of your real life- the people you love, the work you care about, the beautiful years still ahead. Zoom out. Fit your reaction to the size of the problem.
— Unknown
one of the biggest signs your self concept is evolving is that you stop taking everything personally. someone else’s mood doesn’t automatically become your responsibility, a delayed response doesn’t instantly become proof you’re unwanted. you stop treating life like it’s happening against you. your mind isn’t constantly trying to make every event mean something about your worth.