There will always be days when the feeling of melancholy will grip you, and you may feel like you’re left with nothing. You may be too tired to strive for more, and you would stand on the edge, convinced to settle for what’s probably not the best. But being afraid of your own shadow will do no good but harm. Being grief-stricken will only catch you in a vicious cycle.
So don’t be a prisoner to the guilt of what you couldn’t achieve. Remember that even the smallest step you take forward will pull you closer to wherever your heart desires. So stop puzzling over what you left behind; envisage what’s upcoming. And most importantly, love yourself. Because your body is a house to all your emotions and unsaid words that you kept to yourself, there isn’t anything that you can change unless you learn to embrace what’s pre-existing.
So don’t criticize the house for its appearance; do not look at other mansions with envious eyes. Don’t let the world tell you what colour you should paint its walls. Never stop admiring the mantelpiece where your dreams sit. Don’t look at the broken windows as if they would shatter your hope, glance at the mesmerizing view outside and realize how beautiful life is.
Let the flowers of kindness and trust bloom in the beautiful vase that sits on the little desk. Maybe you lock feelings behind its door, but there is wisdom on its bookshelves and the echo of laughter that lights up the rooms. If there are any cracks on walls left behind from the past, let it remind you that you’ve survived the days you thought you couldn’t. Seek to be whole, not perfect.
