I hope you choose patience with yourself on the days when everything feels like it's slipping through your fingers. Be gentle on those days when the person in the mirror seems unlovable, and humble when life tests you, and everything seems to be crumbling. I hope you find the courage to carry on when the path becomes steeper. I hope you find the strength to release the people and things that weigh down your spirit. On the days when living up to your promises feels like too much, when grief and anger threaten to take control, when you feel undeserving and the world feels heavy, I hope you allow yourself the space to simply be. Remember how far you've come, the battles you've won, and that you are still standing. And on those tough, gruelling days, I hope you choose to remain soft, letting your heart stay open, rather than building walls around it.