You do not need outside validation to be happy, free, and authentic. Self-celebration is your birthright. Give yourself permission to be flawed. Give yourself space to self-correct and reroute. You are deserving of your own mercy. The sun will always emerge after the rain; you’ve just got to be committed enough to do the work while you wait it out. Love yourself through every hardship that presents itself. We are all doing the best we can with what we have.