People Pleaser (my working definition): someone who goes out of their way to care and support the people around them and those they love, just because they love them - as well as, keeping the peace and finding ways to benefit the masses.

To the person staring back at me in the mirror and to everyone who duplicates that process - this one is for us.

Today I will stop trying to please everyone because I only have 1 job and that is to please myself.

Today I will take deeper breaths to remind my lungs that there's enough oxygen to go around.

Today I will wait in traffic with a smile on my face and a banger on my radio.

Today I will thank the earth for being here - for being alive and sustaining us.

Today I will appreciate small gestures - regardless of what they are.

Today I will dine on food as if it's the first time trying it.

Today I will forget that I was anxious about the future because there's plenty of tomorrow's to figure it out.

Today I will sing to myself because what's life without some whimsy?

Today I will hug the ones I love most, it might not be the end, but it's a new day to love them all over again.

Today I will remember what I'm fighting for, even if I have to pep-talk myself.

Today I will remember that I am a person, and to care for myself in ways I've countlessly cared for others.

Today, I will live for no one else but myself because in the end it all starts and stops at me.

I know how difficult it is to remember to take some time for self-care. I recognize this in myself as I'm sure you do. Never forget that you're a person - that you need the care you pour into the world. Even if you still feel like the only one standing on the sidelines - they love you too, and they’d want you to take care of yourself as much as you do for them.

Trust me.