How many times do you tell yourself how amazing you are? How many times do you tell yourself that you’re a conqueror? Or reaffirm your power & importance? It’s easy for you to encourage your friends, so why not do the same for yourself? You deserve encouragement from you, just as much as they do.
Your bad moment isn’t the end of the world, even though it may seem that way. Trust me, I can relate. Look over these tips to turn your bad moments better!
It’s okay to not always be in the crowd. It’s okay to be selfish with your time and focus on you. Because honestly, how often do you do that? How often do you put yourselves before others? Peace can be found in solitude, in stillness.
Feeling burned out? Unmotivated? Drained? Well, me too! Are you working hard this summer while your friends seem to be enjoying themselves every day? Me, too! We can work through these feelings and accomplish what we need to for that day, that week, that month. We must keep going, despite how we feel. Always.
How often in your life do you only focus on the characteristics you don’t like about yourself? Or how often do you reflect on those things that you feel others don’t like about you? If God can see the best in you, even when it seems others cannot, then why not start seeing the best in you too? Because I promise, there is something amazing inside each & every one of us! It’s up to you to recognize and embrace that.
Sometimes it can be easy to stay to yourself, to not let anyone in or let anyone know you. However, one of the most important things you can do is to let someone in. Allow someone to know the real you. Let them know the things you love above yourself & the things you do not necessarily care for. If you allow someone to see you, then you’ll always have someone you feel comfortable talking to when it feels like everything is falling apart. Sometimes the best way to love yourself is to be vulnerable enough to share who you truly are with someone, because as Maya Angelou said, “Nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone.”
In the midst of all the challenges you face in life, sometimes it can seem hard to stay positive, to see the good and not focus so much on the bad. But if in allowing negative energy to plague us, we can never truly experience happiness. Negativity can consume you into an endless sea. It’ll have you only seeing the bad in situations & never accounting for the good. And sometimes, your sea of negativity is brought by the company you keep.
Have you ever thought you had your life planned out & then it seems like nothing is going your way? Have you felt stuck? Like a prisoner in your own life? Well today I just want you to know that you are a prisoner to no one and nothing except Jesus Christ. And if he is imprisoning you, I promise it’s for your own good.
Applied knowledge is power and therefore, it’s essential to understand how our past has influenced our future. And how we aren’t who we used to be, so we can truly understand why we should love who are now even more!
I challenge you this summer to chase your dreams. What can you do this summer to benefit you in the future? How can you continually progress towards your dreams?