It is hard.

I know it is. It is hard to feel happy when you feel like your whole world is crumbling down. It is hard to feel okay when you feel like everything in your life is just a mess. It is hard to feel fine when you just know you aren’t.

But what you need to know is that you will be okay. You will get through whatever is causing you pain and uncertainty. You will–I promise.

We all battle problems in our lives that we feel like we’ll never overcome, but we do eventually. It may not happen in a day, in a week, or even in a month. It may take three months or even a year, BUT you will get passed it. You will find your happiness again and you will feel whole again.

Take time out for yourself. Do something that makes you happy. You are so use to making others happy that you’re forgetting about your happiness. Don’t do that. Keep yourself and your happiness first, you have to. In order for you to get through this, you have to be selfish. You have to find a place in your life where you can feel okay again.

So don’t be afraid to be selfish. Don’t be afraid to shut one door or one chapter in your life. Don’t be scared to be happy. You should never be afraid of finding happiness. Whether it’s a sport, a passion, a relationship, or even a career, don’t let any chance or opportunity to be happy go.

Hangout with your friends. Go on trips. Learn a new skill. Read a new book. Whatever it is, do it. Do it because you want to, not because you feel like you have to.

You can’t force your happiness and no one can force you to be happy either. You have to feel it for yourself and you have to let yourself become happy. Once you do that it’ll become easier. It’ll become easier to smile, to feel good about yourself. It will help you feel happy again.