A healthy amount of independence involves feeling comfortable on your own and being able to support yourself. What people often omit from this advice is that you can go too far in that direction and end up dealing with hyper-independence. But being independent doesn’t mean that you completely cut off any outside support; everyone needs help and companionship from time to time.

You are allowed to be okay with things the way they are. Those changes only happen when you want them. Other people can’t make you want it. Someday, maybe you’ll change your mind. Maybe you won’t. It’s okay.

How do I catch myself from drowning in the pool of anxiety? The lingering, dreadful notion that I may never reach my goal?

Motivation helps you start, it helps you keep going, but it’s discipline that actually gets you to your goal.

Once we have a better understanding of our thoughts, it's easier to get to the root of the problem and find ways to heal it.

We are all only human, and all we can ever do is our best. Some days our best is getting out of bed and some days it's running a marathon..

Everything that you encounter does in fact serve you, even if it’s not ideal. It’s helping you to grow, it’s teaching you to persevere.