779 ㅡ You will not find a love that is perfect.

You will not find a love that is perfect, but you will find a love that is light, that isn't heavy to carry, that does not weigh down the core of you. You will finally understand that love was always meant to be soft. That it was always meant to be tender.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

778 ㅡ Love is not meant to be possessed.

Love is not meant to be possessed. It is meant to be felt. Be proud of yourself for feeling so deeply, appreciate it for what it was, and let that love go off into the world and change others the way it changed you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

777 ㅡ I hope your heart is happy today.

"The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched, they are felt with the heart." I hope your heart is happy today. 

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

776 ㅡ Smile because it happened.

I recently got reminded of the quote, "don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened." As cliché as it sounds, it's true. Any period of pure joy you want to keep will stay with you in your memories for as long as you wish. And no one can take that away from you. 

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

775 ㅡ Know that your heart is rare.

So, if you're the person who is always there for others, know that your heart is rare. Know that you hold within you an ability to calm storms in people. Know that you give people hope, that you inspire them by acknowledging the pieces of them most ignore, that you make people feel wanted, that you make people feel like they have purpose. That you make people feel seen.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

774 ㅡ When the world is quiet and you're truly alone.

When the world is quiet and you're truly alone and with your mind, what do you think about? What do you hope for? Follow that.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

773 ㅡ You are a stunning rarity.

If every form of nature looked the same, we wouldn't marvel in its beauty. If every mountain overlooked a parallel scene, if every flower bloomed in uninspired ways, the earth would not steal us of our breath. Use this as a lesson. Your eyes, your hands, your marvelous smile—those are all your unique contribution to the matchless beauty of nature. You are a stunning rarity; you don't need to be fixed.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

772 ㅡ So keep taking the steps.

So keep taking the steps. Keep asking the questions. keep facing the things you need to face. You are getting closer every single day, even when it does not feel that way.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

771 ㅡ Maybe the hardest seasons of life.

Maybe the hardest seasons of life teach you that happiness is small. That it exists in the stillness, that it echoes through you in the most nameless moments. And maybe the hardest seasons of life teach you that those moments aren't small at all. That those fleeting experiences, that those simple encounters, have always been saving you, have always been the things that mattered.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

770 ㅡ Focus on the things that make you feel safe.

Focus on the things that make you feel safe. The music, or the films, or the hands that make you feel like everything is blooming and awakening within you. Focus on the things that make you feel real, the things that make you feel whole. Truly focus—on the things that make you feel hope, on the small spaces in time that make you feel like it is all going to be okay, like you have a reason and a purpose and a right to be in the world. Just focus on the things that make you feel glad you are alive; focus on the things that feed your soul, and not only will you experience love—you will become it.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

769 ㅡ When I ask you about your first love.

When I ask you about your first love, I am always secretly hoping that you will say your own name. Now, wouldn't that be beautiful—to above else have a heart that was proud of itself.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

768 ㅡ Check on the people who are tender.

Check on the people in your life who are tender, the ones who are always open to give so much of who they are for those who need it. Check on the people in your life who love with every ounce of their being, who feel deeply and care deeply, and try to fix and mend and make sure that those around them are okay. Please, just check on the people in your life who are brave, who are soft for this world. Check on the people in your life who protect others at all costs.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

767 ㅡ Happiness was about being kinder to yourself.

You're going to realize it one day—that happiness was never about your job or your degree or being in a relationship. Happiness was never about following in the footsteps of all of those who came before you; it was never about being like the others. One day, you're going to see it—that happiness was always about the discovery, the hope, the listening to your heart and following it wherever it chose to go. Happiness was always about being kinder to yourself; it was always about embracing the person you were becoming. One day, you will understand that happiness was always about learning how to live with yourself, that your happiness was never in the hands of others. It was always about you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

766 ㅡ For all that it takes, it gives.

When you felt like you missed an opportunity, a pathway, a finish line on your journey—clarity bloomed within you, and you learned how to give yourself permission to change, you learned how to give yourself permission to make mistakes and overcome them, permission to take a different path, to dream a different dream. See, at the end of the day, all that you have lost is all that you have gained. the universe does not leave you empty; it always balances the scales within you. For all that it takes, it gives. For all that it destroys, it creates. Reassess all that you think is damaged and defeated within you. Every breakdown was just a step forward into your becoming.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

765 ㅡ Your heart is made of gold and glass.

Remember what you are made of the next time you think you are bulletproof. You are white bone and silken flesh; your heart is made of gold and glass. Stop trying to make yourself indestructible—like any soft creature it is in your nature to break, like any soft creature it is in your nature to heal.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

764 ㅡ You are never really going to figure it out.

Here's what they don't tell you—you are never really going to figure it out. You are never going to figure out the world, or why the things that happened to you happened, or how to ensure that your future is faultless. You are never going to figure out how to perfect your existence, because it was never meant to be perfected. Instead, you will figure out how to move forward, day by day. You will figure out what kind of breakfast you like in the morning and what kind of people you want by your side. You will figure out the places that make your soul feel at home, and sometimes those places will be human beings. You will figure out what ignites your passion, the things that you could see yourself doing every single day for ten, or twenty, or thirty years. You will figure out how to say no and how to stand up for yourself. You will figure out how to forgive and let go. You will figure out exactly how you like to take your coffee. You will figure out how to walk away, how to heal. You will figure out how to live with yourself, how to be your own companion. You will figure out how to be kind to even the most broken parts of yourself. See, you will figure out how to embrace life. How to truly accept it as it comes.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

763 ㅡ I want to be proud of the way I loved

At the end of the day, I want to be proud of the way I loved, I want to be proud of the way I placed my heart into the hands of others. I want to be proud of the way I chose vulnerability, of the way I chose tenderness; how I never stopped choosing it no matter what my soul experienced at the hands of being the kind of human being who loved deeply in this world.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

762 ㅡ About finding a happiness that works for you.

Growth isn't this comfortable, miraculous thing. It can get ugly, it can get confusing. It's gritty, it's hard. It's difficult to confront yourself sometimes; it's difficult to be the person who does things differently, who doesn't settle. But it's the greatest gift you will ever give yourself. It will push you towards figuring out what your own personal version of happiness looks like; and when you grow on your own terms, when you figure out what actually matters to you, and when you carve out your own path, you live on your own terms. You love on your own terms. You become the person you have always wanted to be, rather than the person you were always told to be, and that is beautiful. Because when it comes down to it—life is about making yourself proud on your own terms. It's about finding a happiness that works for you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

761 ㅡ Where is the paradise that surges beyond love?

I will meet you with the holes of the sky, the untouched tunnels where dreamers stamp out the supernovas. I will meet you within the intensity of the sea, between the waves and the horizon—that small sliver of earth where feeling is preserved like a mounted butterfly in a glass case. Where is the paradise that surges beyond love? I will meet you there.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

760 ㅡ Someone who will take care of your soul.

Fall in love with someone who will take care of you. Fall in love with someone who will take care of your soul. Fall in love with someone who will take care of your mind, someone who will take care of your heart. Fall in love with someone who will take care of even the most chaotic parts of who you are.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

759 ㅡ To find your way back into your soul.

Maybe this is the season you are being challenged to make amends with your heart, to stand up for the vast ways in which it loves, and cares, and believes in the goodness of vulnerability, and expression, and being the person who softens even when the world is not gentle. Maybe right now you are getting a second chance—to trust in it, and to forgive yourself for giving it away to those who could not value it; but most importantly, maybe right now you are being called to protect it, to find your way back into your tenderness, to find your way back into your soul.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

758 ㅡ Sometimes, courage is a quiet fight.

Sometimes courage is a quiet fight, a dim softness within you, that flickers even on your darkest days and reminds you that you are strong, that you are growing—that there is hope.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

757 ㅡ The courage to do things differently.

I hope you have the courage to do things differently, to be the kind of person who takes the risk, to be the kind of person who leads with their heart and shows up in their life with a ruthless dedication to learning and growing and enjoying the hell out of their moments here.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

756 ㅡ Love cannot be manufactured or destroyed.

The beautiful thing about love is that it cannot be manufactured or destroyed. It is carnal, it is raw; it cannot be discovered where it does not exist, it cannot be concealed where it thrives. Use this to your advantage. If you do not feel it where you lay, I hope you have the strength to walk away, but if you do, I hope you have the strength to fight.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

755 ㅡ You will always be good enough for them.

Don't ever forget that the right people will choose you, they will see you, they will dive into the depth of you, and you will never have to force those connections. You will always be good enough for them. Anything else is not for you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

754 ㅡ Words, too simple to express our deep emotions.

Introverts have very small social circles, and it takes a lot for us to let people in. We may not always talk about our feelings, because words are too simple to express our deep emotions, but if we have made you a part of our life, know that we care for you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

753 ㅡ You're investing in a life that works for you.

I promise that when you start to invest in both your mind and your body, you are also investing in your happiness, your empowerment, and your confidence, because you are investing in a life that works for you, and that gives back to you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

752 ㅡ You don't owe anyone an apology.

The people in your life who truly matter will never admonish you for changing. Instead, they will build you up; they will inspire and motivate you. They will understand that you are striving to be more for yourself, and they will admire you for that; because at the end of the day, change is something you should never be ashamed of. You don't owe anyone an apology for changing. You don't owe anyone an apology for being different than you were a year ago, for wanting new things.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

751 ㅡ Let love and opportunity move through you.

I hope you have the courage to let love and opportunity move through you like rain. To not grip, or seek to change it, to not ask people or circumstances to be more than they can be for you.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

750 ㅡ Do you understand what you are made of?

Do you understand what you are made of? The very stars combust in the night sky with the same atoms that make up your mind. Can you feel that?

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.

749 ㅡ Lose yourself in books, in art.

Lose yourself in books, in art, in the haze of new horizons. Lose yourself in curiosity, in knowledge, in passion. Lose yourself in feeling it all; lose yourself in the world, in the stories and the lessons it has to teach you, but never lose yourself in love; never lose yourself in another person. You are your own home—please don't ever forget that.

Sincerely yours,

Senjakala.