You are stronger than you think.
Every day, you wake up and something challenges you. You do what you need to do to face it, and you move on. Every time you face one of these challenges you learn a little bit more about yourself, a little bit more about life and how to deal with weakness. It's okay to feel weak sometimes, what's not okay is letting go of the idea that you are strong. You cannot know what it means to be strong if you do not know what it means to feel weak, and that is beautiful.
You can set goals, and you will achieve them.
Whether it be finishing undergrad, getting a good test grade, getting up to run in the morning, or getting up at all, you have set goals for yourself, and you will achieve them. Sometimes you fall off of the horse for a while. It doesn't matter how long you're down there, what matters is that you keep going once you get yourself back up.
You have someone who loves you.
You might not always feel like it, but you do. There is someone out there willing to drop everything at the tip of a hat for you, and that means that you have shared enough of your wonderful self to give someone a reason to want to be in your life. That is magnificent. Love is one of the only things in life that is infinite and irreplaceable. Cherish it.
You have been through hell, and you have learned from it.
Everyone knows their own version of hell, and they are all different. Just because your hell is different from someone else's does not make it less significant. You have seen some things, you have felt some pain, but you know what? You made it. Whatever tried to pull you down didn't win, and that is because you were conditioned to be able to handle it. That makes you incredible.
You have someone to love.
In addition to someone out there loving you, you must have at least one person in your life that you can share your love with. Like I said, love is infinite, love is irreplaceable, and a you are capable of loving.
You are trying.
Again. You. Are. Trying. That is more than half of the battle. Sometimes it feels like you're losing. Sometimes it feels like you're drowning, but you are trying. For that, someday you will win.
You are here.
The fact that you have made it this far is amazing. Your life is a gift and you should cherish every moment of it. You have chosen to cherish your life, you have chosen to live to the best of your ability. You are magnificent.
