Short messages on Positive change from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Growing is a slow process. It’s okay if you’re not where you want to be now. With hard work and care, you will get there in time.
“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world” – Anne Frank
You are allowed to change your opinions without people trying to make you feel guilty about it. Just because you believed it before doesn’t mean you have to believe it forever. People are always changing and learning.
The emotional pain that we are dealing with are really only thoughts.
We need both sadness and happiness in our lives. Sometimes we have trouble accepting sadness as part of our lives, but it’s important to acknowledge it before we can move on.
It’s not too late to be a little happy today. You still have time to do something happy. It feels good to end the day on a positive note.
Even if you are disappointed that you did not get what you expected, and even if you are upset that you do not have what you want, it is possible to lead a good life if you can let go of your expectations and find reasons to be happy with what you have.
Life happens, and it may or may not turn out as you hope it will. Learn to work with what you have. You may find that you end up liking what you get if you let go of expectations that events need to happen in a certain way.
If you are lucky enough to have loved ones in your life, call them often. Visit them often. Instead of taking them for granted, share your life with the people you care about, who care about you.
You can either make a list of what you have, or you can make a list of what you do not have. The first list will bring you peace and happiness, while the second list will bring you only sadness. Being sad and focusing on what we do not have does not change the circumstances.