Surrender into acceptance of anything that you cannot change. Pick only battles you can win, and that really matter to you. Put your emotions into anything that can empower you. Believe in your own potential. Advocate for your whole well-being: mind, body, and spirit.

Believe in your greatness. Believe in your potential. Don't sell yourself short. Don't give up too easily. Put in the work. Put in the effort. Put in the time. Almost anything becomes better with practice. Empower yourself. Advocate for yourself. Love yourself. Forgive yourself. Be kind to yourself. You can make things happen. You are in charge of your life.

Ask yourself honestly: what do you require to heal? Are you replaying and reliving the same trauma over and over again? Are you immersed in your suffering and pain? What would you need to do in order to heal yourself? What would allow you to come to terms with your reality? What would allow you to function in your circumstance, to make the most of things, as they are? Are you making things worse or better for yourself? Have you found acceptance over what you can't control and shifted your focus and energy to that which you can do? What is it you feel you need? How can you fill that need in the most positive, empowering way possible? Changing your mindset and focus can have a tremendous impact on the quality of your life. Work in your best interest, not against. It is your responsibility to advocate for yourself, to be your own friend, to engage in self-care. Self-care includes your emotional state, it includes your perspectives.

The single biggest thing I’ve done to improve my relationship with others, was to improve the relationship I have with myself. I became lovable when I was able to love myself. No one can love you, if you don’t love you. Accept, nurture and love yourself as you are. You’ll be amazed how much it will also change how others perceive you.

Instead of focusing on problems try focusing on solutions instead. We will always..always...have problems. Everyone does. We can choose to focus on all the problems we have. We can allow ourselves to get overwhelmed and discouraged. Or, we can empower ourselves: We can look at what we can do. What we are able to do. What steps we can take. How we can help ourselves. We can even ask others for help. We can empower ourselves by advocating for ourselves. We can increase the quality of our life and well-being by shifting our mindset. It seems small, but this can have an absolutely tremendous impact on our lives moving forward. Stop complaining about every little thing! Start celebrating every little thing you can with gratitude. Look at the positive side of things. Look at what you can do. Focus on solutions. Empower yourself. Seize the day!

Practice being kinder to yourself. Practice celebrating your accomplishments. Practice complimenting yourself. Give your best effort and at the end of the day, smile at another day well lived. Have the best possible relationship that you can with yourself so that you don't end up standing in your own way. Speak kindly to yourself and about yourself. If you can't appreciate yourself, then you won't be able to accept when someone else does either. You deserve your own love.