For Girls

Dear Girls,

It’s okay to not have it all together.

It’s okay to feel lost sometimes.

It’s okay to be soft and strong at the same time.

You don’t have to be perfect.

You don’t have to look a certain way to be beautiful.

You don’t have to shrink yourself to be loved.

You don’t have to hide your emotions to be taken seriously.

You are not “too much.”

You are not “too sensitive.”

You are not “too emotional.”

You are exactly who you’re meant to be.

You don’t need to be skinnier.

You don’t need to be quieter.

You don’t need to be like her.

You are already enough as you.

I know you feel pressure.

To be the strong one.

To hold your family together.

To be the "happy friend."

To never let them see you cry.

But you can fall apart.

You can ask for help.

You can rest.

You can say, “I’m not okay.”

Scars don’t make you ugly.

Tears don’t make you weak.

Anxiety doesn’t make you a burden.

Depression doesn’t make you broken.

You are loved.

You are worthy.

You are beautiful.

You are strong—even when you don’t feel like it.

You don’t need to do anything more to earn love.

You already have it.

Please stay.

Even when it hurts.

Even when you feel invisible.

Even when the voice in your head is louder than the world around you.

You matter.

More than you know.

With all the love in the world,

Someone who sees you 💗