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A Message For The Tired And Overworked

You're about to burn out, honey.

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A Message For The Tired And Overworked
Athaliah Walcott

Love yourself, you are all you have.

When you go to sleep at night,

Inside your eyelids, inside your mind,

It’s just you.

Just you.

You deserve love,

You deserve love from yourself,

You need love from you.

You deserve that hug in the elevator alone,

You deserve that “good job” from your own mouth,

You deserve the pat on the back from your own hands.

You deserve flowers just because you’re beautiful.

You deserve kind thoughts on any given day.

You deserve to have a day off because you have worked your tail off.

You deserve an hour alone to appreciate your life.

Your body deserves a thank you note.

Your mind deserves a gratefulness reminder for encouragement.

Your eyes deserve rest, for looking inside is the best refresher.

Your ears need silence, for hearing your own breath is the best relaxer.

Your hands need each other, for they literally two halves of a whole.

Your feet need elevation, because it calms the nerves.

Your voice needs rest because, silence is golden

You deserve intentional love in whatever form that takes.

You are the most beautiful you in the whole world.

Out of 7.442 billion people in the world, there is only one you.

You are a snowflake in a place that rarely sees snow;

To see you is a priceless moment,

To catch you is a joy that cannot be bought.

You should know that you are special.

You should know that you are amazing.

You should know that you are a blessing.

You should know that you are beautiful.

You should know that you are precious.

You are more precious than silver or gold.

You are more precious than the moon or the stars.

You are worth more than emeralds or rubies or diamonds.

Your very existence was planned before the world was made.

You should treat yourself with as much love as everyone else knows you deserve.

But if you ever forget your worth, there are plenty of people who already know your value.

They are there to pick you up,

They are there to surround you,

They are there to love you intensely.

They are there to tell you that you are priceless,

That you are amazing,

That you are worth more than you think in this moment,

And that when you can’t love yourself, they love you.

They love you anyway.

But most importantly,

Remember to remind yourself how much you love you,

You’ll appreciate it.

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