Life Is What You Make It!

At the end of the day, be proud of yourself, because you made yourself come through situations you thought you would die in. Be proud of yourself that you hold the courage to move on with your life despite of being pulled down at every step. Be proud of yourself for not letting failures get to you, and be proud of yourself for giving your best to everything you do. Don’t forget how many times you’ve picked yourself off the floor, washed yourself and put yourself to sleep. Don’t forget how many times you’ve said no to unhealthy things, treated yourself with kindness, and tended to your wounds. You’ve made peace with your disturbed emotions more times than you can count, and if you can take care of yourself even when you were totally devastated, there’s nothing you cannot do. Whether it’s letting certain people into our lives, or whether it’s taking bad decisions about our career, all of us have done things in our lives that we deeply regret. All of us end up hurting peo...

You can handle more than you think. You were built to save yourself, and you deserve more than you can even begin to imagine. We all have flaws. We are all trying to figure out what self-love means to us, and that’s okay. Just remember, you don’t deserve what you’re going through. You didn’t bring it on yourself. You didn’t do anything wrong.  Everyone has days in their lives when all they want to do is leave everything and run away, when they're looking for that one shoulder to cry on, that one hug to break into, that one shred of hope to hold onto. Everyone has a person in their lives whom they loved wildly, with all of their hearts, who left them shattered, who left them broken. And it’s okay to cry about it. It’s okay to isolate yourself for a while. But whatever you do, please don’t tell yourself you’re unworthy of love. I know it is hard, but you need to hold on to that last tiny little shred of hope as tightly as possible.  Sometimes in life, thi...

“Was it all my fault?”  “Maybe I shouldn’t have made it such a big deal!”  “Look at yourself! Who would even fall for that face? It’s a miracle he stayed that long!” “I would give up anything to get things back to the way they were!” Ghosted memories of people who were once your favourite haunt you every day. The harder you try every morning to feel happy and start afresh, the more these ghosts of past terrify you. But the biggest question that haunts you is “Will this ever get over? Will I ever heal?” Well, healing takes time. You cannot expect your soul to heal from something you had for months in just a few days. But that also doesn’t mean that it’s never going to happen. It takes time, but it happens.  The truth is, we’ve all made terrible mistakes, done things that no apology can heal. Sometimes you’re the one to hurt others, other times you’re on the receiving end of it. But you just have to keep going. You have to try to find some new happiness...

There are very few people in your life who will tell you the things you need to hear, rather than the things you want to hear, no matter what the consequences are. Recognise these people early and always keep them close. Not everyone in this world is lucky enough to find a friend who stands by them through all the thick and thin. People spend their entire lifetimes spending all of their energy and efforts on someone who couldn't care less about them. So if you have a friend who has supported you through all of your emotional drama and mood swings, take some time out and thank them today. You have these special people in your life who make you smile bigger and laugh a little louder. So don't ever let them go, because these are the people who will keep you sane, brave, humble and happy, always. These people love you unconditionally and give you all they have, not because they want something in return, but because they think you’re worthy of it all. So don’t ever let them do...

If you want to lead a happy life, you need to change your mind set before everything else. So when I say “you attract what you think”, believe me. The people who are truly happy believe that they are happy. They make sure that even if they have a few moments of sadness, they don’t let it overtake their entire day. Believe me or not, most of your life is a result of your thoughts. If you believe you’re happy, the way you look at situations would change. You’ll handle everything with more presence of mind. I understand that you have been through something bad and you don’t even feel like waking up in the morning. I understand that you feel terrible about the fact that your happiness never lasts long. I know you're afraid that if you let yourself happy for even one moment, the whole world would come crashing down on you, and you're afraid you might not be able to survive that. I’ve been through the same, believe me. But have you noticed something? That even after so much has ...

If you ask me that what is the one lesson I have learnt in my life till now, it would be that you can never control someone’s loyalty towards you. Whether it is a friendship or relationship, you can never have control over it. It doesn’t matter if you’re the prettiest or the kindest person out there, you cannot get loyalty out of someone who doesn’t want to give it in the first place. Like everyone else, I have also had a relationship and a friendship where I gave everything I had within me to make the other person feel happy and loved, but all I got was betrayal in return. I cried myself to sleep for months, I tortured myself in all ways possible and I even cursed myself for the way I looked. But gradually, I realised that even with my pathetic looks, or my kind heart, there are people out there who still love me so much, who support me through everything and give their best to make me happy. So the question that came to my mind was “Is it really me? Am I really the problem?” ...