Short messages on Positive change from Respect Yourself, the guidance site for young people to help make good decisions in life.
Today may be your time to get through your obstacles. However, tomorrow will be the time when you have gotten through your obstacles.
Everything has a season. There is a time and purpose for everything we do. It is how you deal with that particular season that will show your true character, your true self.
Accept the help others can offer you. Everyone can give something a bit different. Asking for help is not a sign of weakness, it shows strength.
Instead of just living day-to-day, plan the small steps of how you can make a better future and do a little bit each day.
Assess the regrets that you are feeling, and rectify what you can. If your regret is based on something you did that hurt another person, make amends. Clear the air and apologise to them.
Let go of past mistakes. Forgive yourself and accept where you are today. Learn that there are things that can never be changed. Don’t waste time worrying about things over which you have no control.
You will become far more proficient if you aim for progress rather than perfection, and will find it easier to do so.
Consider regret as an opportunity to learn. Accept your mistakes and ask yourself what you could have done differently. Think about what causes you to do things that you regret and work on changing that behaviour.
When you’re jealous or find yourself filled with hate for someone or something, stop. The only person it’s hurting is you.
Gossip, problems of the past, events you cannot control, negative thoughts and negative people; time spent on these is time wasted.