This year is terrible and has been so tragic for so many, but in a way it’s been needed for me? I feel that being quarantined and not having to live my non-stop busy college life made it easier for me to connect with my emotions and process all this grief. Hear me out (1)

Black people have been killed for years now... 2012 was Trayvon. I can’t imagine going through the George Floyd situation while still attending school and having to hear people make racist comments in person. I can’t imagine going through half the stuff that’s happened (2)

this year in person. I know this is coming from a place of extreme financial privilege because many can’t have this same experience, but this time away from “normal life” has given me the mental recharge to tackle my own demons, prioritize my ed recovery, work on my (3)

heart and the energy I put into the world. So yes, this year is beyond tragic and I don’t want to paint it as this magic thing that needed to happen bc it’s terrible, but I feel that I’ve made the best of this and I’m proud of myself for it. If this were to happen in 2015 (4)

this thread would be completely different and I would’ve went into the opposite direction and made negative changes. Life experience and time are the best teachers, and healers. (5)

So if you read this, I guess the take away would be to keep the faith. There’s always hope. There’s always love. You are worthy, you’ll get better, life is tough rn but it won’t be forever use this time to the best of your ability