It is okay to want to hear the words “you did well”
To want to trust that each plan you’ve made has been the right one
It is okay to place too much weight on other people’s opinions
Because you have a hard time trusting your own
It is okay not to know where you are going
To wish that everything would work itself out
It is okay to be too tired to take big steps today
Know that tomorrow will bring something new, something unexpected
It is okay to want the answers written out on a page
Because the eraser marks in your head have smudged the words
It is okay to make decisions a hundred times over
This is not a sign of failure, it is one of thoughtfulness
It is okay to wish for a different hand of cards
Because chances are, next time you draw, one will come to you
It is okay to try to please everyone
Just know that this effort sometimes does not succeed
It is okay to miss the past
When everything seemed to be better
At some point, you will find your way again
And this is moment will be the past that you will long for
It is okay to fall in love with the moments of silence
The moments when you do not need to make any decision at all
It is okay to miss the days when each choice did not hold the weight of your world
When a phone call was just a phone call, nothing more
It is okay to forget all your sources of joy
It just means next time you should write them down
It is okay to need to stop and take a breath
Put the worry away for a while, there will come time for it later
All of these things are okay
You don’t have to decide everything right away
