There’s going to be a million times where people will be in a different phase of life than you, and you’ll have to accept that their accomplishment doesn’t diminish your value

Confident women always surround themselves with positive influences, stand strong in their decisions and beliefs, enjoy spending time in solitude and set boundaries.

To believe in yourself again, challenge your failures and disappointments, strive for the small wins, convince yourself of your potential and embrace self love.

A soft life looks differently for everyone, but I think of it as choosing my inner peace and self care over the constant hustle and goal to be richer, more successful, better looking, etc.

• Choosing myself is an act of self respect.

• I stop waiting for people to become who I need them to be.

Stay in a nice hotel for a staycation. Learn a new language. Spend your birthday solo, and do all your favorite things. Plan a full self care day to yourself.

Receiving mixed signals when you’re dating someone can leave you confused and stressed out. 

Who wants to be with someone who wants them one day, then changes their mind the next.

Feeling expensive doesn’t always have to do with how much money you splurge. It’s a feeling, and it has everything to do with how you choose to show up for yourself in the little ways. 

It doesn’t feel good to be in a constant state of stress and tension. It feels like you’re constantly in fight or flight mode, or you’re always worried or overthinking the next thing. 

Your self esteem is an important determinant for how you view yourself. It’s a gateway to self confidence and self respect. 

Fill a box with a bunch of self care goodies for you to enjoy on International Self Care Day.

You can include bath bombs, tea packets, comfy socks, your favorite film, new pens to journal with, a gift card to your favorite cafe or restaurant, etc.

Let yourself enjoy the process of getting accustomed to something. It’s nice to find out you’re instantly great at something.

But think about all the times you grew to be good at something, or started to really like something that you weren’t the best at in the beginning. 

You’re not a task that immediately needs to be done. You’re not a daily assignment in school. You’re not a presentation you have to prepare for work.

Your life is not something that’s going to be graded based on how successful you were, or how put together you looked.  

• someone else's silence does not define your worth.

• you deserve conversations, not disappearing acts.

With having high standards, things may come to you a little slower, but the right thing will be worth it, and it’ll feel better knowing what it took to get what you wanted.