Don’t settle.

To the soul reading this,

I know you’re tired. You’re fed up. You’re so close to breaking but please remember that there’s strength within you even when you feel weak. No matter how stuck you feel. No matter how bad things seem to be right now. No matter how many nights you’ve spent crying. No matter how hopeless and empty you may feel. No matter how many days you wished things were different, don’t settle.

Don’t settle in a job you hate, not in a town where you don’t feel at home, not with friendships that aren’t genuine, and especially not with love. Don’t settle for kind, for pleasant or for familiar. Keep looking until you find something that lurches you, that echoes with your core. This can be anything from interests and hobbies to people, possessions, music, books, art, clothes. Everything. Categorize every aspect of your life, as much as you can. The things that inspire you can help you with your personal growth.

What you believe about yourself and your life, on a deep level, is what you live out through your actions, choices and words. It’s also what you attract and manifest more of. Stop beating yourself up and feeding yourself negative energy because you think your life can’t change. Be mindful of the power of your beliefs, your energy and the power it has in your life.

One day you will wake up and all of the weight of the last few weeks, months or even years will be lifted off your shoulders. You can’t control when that day comes but you can stay strong and trust that it’s coming. Be so committed to what’s best for your heart and mind that you’re willing to sit through the most uncomfortable pain of growth and change that you refuse to accept anything less than to be where you want to be.

What you want exists. Don’t settle until you get it.