10 lessons, from the 28-year-old me:
1.
your carefully laid out plans won't work every
time; sometimes, you can do everything right
and you can be everything you need to be, and
that still won't be enough. it's not your fault
when those things happen - the universe just
has bigger plans for you.
2.
friends will come and go, and each ending will
feel like a crumbling mountain sent to bury you -
but you will rise every single time and i promise
you, some friends do stick around.
3.
everyone meets their soulmate, and so will you -
they may not be your lover, however, but your
best friend; and that's even better.
4.
no kindness you can spare for another human
being will ever be a wasted act - no matter what
the world says.
5.
buy those flowers, drink that expensive coffee,
use that favorite notebook that's been collecting
dust on your shelf; you deserve to be spoiled, you
deserve good things.
6.
tea doesn't suck as much as you think it does -
you'll end up loving it.
7.
your father will never change - it's a tale that
will stay the same no matter how many times
you read it. it's okay to let him go, to let yourself
heal.
8.
you're queer kid, no matter how many times you
try to convince yourself you're not - don't take it
so seriously, you don't need to find a label for
yourself.
9.
try not to let resentment find a room to live in,
in your heart; she's a shitty tenant that refuses
to go away.
10.
things will get better.
things will get worse.
things will get hard.
and it will all be beautiful.
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Comments (16)
Thank you for these wise words. I needed it. :revolving_hearts:
This is beautiful Kate. You are such an inspiration 🩷
🥺 you are too sweet erin, thank you so much 🩷 as someone who draws inspiration from your work, this means a lot
Wow.. Beautiful.
Even though the advice's are mainly for you. I think most of them resonates with a lot of us here too (at least i could say for me). Thank you for sharing this. :pray: :purple_heart:
thank you for reading it - i am sad to hear you can relate cause that means you had to go through tough times too, but you are here and you've survived so be proud of that 🩷
Reply to: 𝐳𝐞𝐞 :sparkles:
🤗 :purple_heart: :pray: :purple_heart:
You know most of the ppl are like "Don't worry, things will get better". And we kinda buy into that. So when things go wrong it hits hard because our brains are wired to expect smooth sailing. That's why thanks for keeping it real and reminding us that sometimes things are gonna get tough🤍
i know what you mean, people do tend to be like that :sweat_smile: but i get that they probably don't want to bum us out with the actual truth about life?
anywho, i hope you stay strong through all your tough times because good is waiting for you, i know it 🩷
:sob: 🖤
🤗🩷