1. You don't have to be perfect
2. Having a bad day is ok
3. Small steps are also progress
4. Asking for help is strength
5. People love and appreciate you
All of these are so true and should be remembered because people deserve to be lifted up by being reminded that they are good enough. There is so much stuff that goes on in our lives that it is so easy to tell ourselves things to bring us down.
1) You don't have to be perfect
If you feel like you have to be perfect to show someone or people that you can keep it together... you don't have to. Being perfect can sometimes hinder you instead of making things better because you will be so focused on making sure everything is right that you lose sight of other things that are also important. Its not a bad thing to want things to look nice and put together, but you don't have to overdo it to where it is causing you harm.
2) Having a bad day is okay
Having a bad day is just something that signifies that you need to take time for yourself. Yes bad days suck and it just feels like it keeps going, but it's okay to not be okay. Think of it like this: the next day can always be better than the bad. Look to that good day that is right around the corner and don't get discouraged when it isn't working out.
3) Small steps are also progress
Progress is something that takes time and it doesn't matter if it is big steps or small steps: progress is progress. Just getting out of bed in the morning is progress and if you are on a deadline there is absolutely no rush. Whatever steps that you do to get closer to whatever it is that you are trying to accomplish you will get there at some point. You have to make sure to take yourself into consideration when you are doing something because you don't want to get yourself so worried about getting that thing done that you make yourself sick. Take it slow and don't fret over the little things that you are doing.
4) Asking for help is strength
Asking for help is something that I personally have struggled with because I don't like it. I want to figure it out myself without help, but even I can admit that this is so true. If you don't know how to do something being able to take a step back or a step down from our personal feelings (aka pride) to ask isn't a bad thing. When you ask for help you are learning something new and it's okay to not know how do something.
5) People love and appreciate you
This is probably the one that can be hard for a lot of people to wrap their heads around. People can be so mean sometimes, not everyone is like that. You will have people who will be on your side and who will say you are good enough. That drawing that you made is amazing, that video that you created is so cool, and you are an amazing person are just a few things that people who care about you will say. It's true that you will probably get hate for anything that you do, but you have to learn to ignore those people and turn to those who are lifting you up. You do matter. Don't forget that.
