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Little things that make life feel softer

  You know what I love? How it’s always the smallest things that make life feel lighter. Like waking up before your alarm and realizing you have more time to rest. Like the smell of your favourite shampoo when you wash your hair after a long day. Like clean bedsheets and fluffy pillows that feel like safety. Like the way tea or coffee tastes extra good on quiet mornings. Or when you find money in a pocket you forgot about. When you hear an old song and suddenly all the memories come flooding back, but instead of hurting, it just makes you smile. When the sky turns pink for no reason at all and you catch yourself thinking, “Maybe today wasn’t so bad.” It’s your friends sending you memes that make you laugh until your stomach hurts. It’s strangers holding the door open for you. It’s your pet looking at you with eyes that say, “You’re my favorite person.” It’s finally cleaning your room and feeling like your mind just decluttered too. It’s lighting your favourite scented ...

Some days taking care of yourself looks like… nothing special

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  Some days, taking care of yourself looks like waking up feeling tired, but getting up anyway. It looks like staring at your ceiling for an hour because your mind feels too heavy to move . It looks like checking your phone a hundred times, then putting it away because everything feels too loud. Other days, it looks like cooking yourself a simple breakfast. It looks like cleaning your room and feeling like you’ve just built an entire empire. It looks like drinking enough water and thinking, “Maybe today will be okay.” And sometimes, taking care of yourself looks like sleeping all day. Like letting your tears flow😭 instead of forcing them back down your throat. Like saying “no” to plans without guilt because your body and mind just can’t handle it today. Self-care isn’t always about skincare routines, reading books, meditating for hours, or eating kale salads. Most of the time, it’s about keeping yourself alive in the simplest ways. It’s about choosing to stay💪. Choosing ...