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Hey you, I know you’re trying so hard to hold everything together, even on days when it feels like the world is asking more of you than you have to give. I see the way you keep showing up, even when you’re tired, even when your heart feels heavy. I know how often you carry things quietly, telling yourself you’ll rest later, that you’ll be okay once you get through this  moment. But as this New Year begins, I want you to pause. Take a deep breath. Let the noise soften for just

This year, I am choosing myself more without guilt and without apology. For so long, I have learned how to be strong for everyone else, how to keep going even when I am tired, how to smile even when my heart feels heavy. But this year, I promise to take better care of my mental and emotional health. I will listen to my body when it asks for rest. I will allow myself to pause, to breathe, to be human. I am learning that I don’t have to carry every problem alone, especially tho

How do you stay hopeful when you are far from home? This question lingered in my heart as New Year’s Eve arrived. A night usually filled with laughter, family gatherings, and familiar voices. But this time, I welcomed the new year alone. Far from home. Far from the people who know my silence and understand my smiles. That night, I stood by my window, looking out at a city that was alive with light. Buildings shimmered, streets glowed, and the world outside seemed to be celebr

Dear younger me, You have been through more than most people could ever imagine. You were not the only child born into hardship, but you were one of the many who learned far too early what survival meant. From the moment you opened your eyes to this world, life did not offer you softness, it offered you responsibility. At just seven years old, while other children were still learning how to play, you were already learning how to cook rice and do household chores. You went to