I hope you know this: you have come a long way from where you have been. Please do not doubt your light just because someone else cannot see it. Yes, you are still a work-in-progress, but who you are today is still worthy. Be grateful that you are still trying. Be kind to your heart my friend, for only you know what you have been through. Be gentle with yourself, for you are learning to heal the parts of you that are still in pain. Right now, you may not be where you wanted yourself to be, but you are still growing in strength, in wisdom, and in ways you never even imagined. Trust that whatever life has planned for you will unfold in its own time and in the way that is best for you.