Christmas Messages

@incredibleRainbows2036

Such an adorable idea!🌈🥰

Message for everyone:

Hey hey dear reader, I hope this finds you doing alright. I feel, as the year end approaches, there's a lot of anxiety and stress around the yearly "reflections" and "rewinds"~ analyzing how your year went, what all you could do and mainly focused on what you couldn't do/ recieve/ achieve/ experience, the comparison sets in seeing how so many people achieved so and so things and you couldn't, the annual extraaaa-pressuring days of "compensating" for the past year and running through completing different things and wanting to tick a few more goals. The overwhelming pressure of finishing the year strong. 

But heyyy, everyone's pace is different and it's so okay if alll you did is survived. Surviving counts, because you're here and there's another morning to look forward to, there's hope for the sun to rise again, for a new goal to be set and a previous goal to be met. But you did your best throughout to be here, through the ups and downs, you made it, you freaking didddd and you deserve to finish the year however you like. Finish it soft, finish it slow, finish it gently, finish it with a little more kindness and love towards yourself and those around.❤

Safe and gentle holidays to everyone!🎄❤

❤️ Awww, thank you so much for the tag, beautiful Twinkle! I just added my message ❤️

❤️ Dear reader: I know the holidays and the end of the year come with a lot of pressure. Pressure to set new and better goals and accomplish them, pressure to have the best time ever, pressure to give gifts and be a love dispenser, and pressure to meet others' expectations. So, my message is: defenestrate all of that. You don't *have to* do any of that to be worthy or to succeed: ❤️

❤️ 1- If you don't feel like setting major goals (or straight-up cannot), then don't; just aim to be okay. You can change your mind and set more goals later, but your well-being matters more ❤️

❤️ 2- If the holidays and this time of the year are difficult for you, that's okay; lots of people struggle during this time, and it's okay to allow the holidays to be just normal days or a tough time (turn the hard days into self-care days!) ❤️

❤️ 3- If you can't or don't want to give gifts and be a love dispenser, that's okay too! You have your reasons, and your affection and gifts are earned, not owed: you don't owe hugs, kisses or your financial stability to anyone. Love is great only when it isn't forced ❤️

❤️ 4- You are the protagonist of your life. Your life, your choice, your expectations: why should you try to meet others' expectations instead of aiming to meet your own? Set your own realistic expectations (like practicing self-care and allowing yourself to not be okay) and be gentle with yourself ❤️

❤️ Lastly, if you're having a great time, awesome! I'm happy for you. But if you're not, please know it's valid. Everyone's timeline and pace are different, and there's nothing to be ashamed of. Just focus on surviving and putting yourself first ❤️ And if all you did was survive, I'm proud of you for surviving (it's very difficult, and you did it!). You are trying your best, and I admire you for that ❤️

❤️ Of course, we're here for you at 7 Cups, but please be there for you as well. You are the priority, so please prioritize your mental health and your well-being. You are the holiday gift, so be kind to yourself, okay? You deserve to choose yourself and spend the holidays doing whatever's best for you. Lastly, I'm here for you and proud of you. Thank you for existing, thank you for trying so hard and thank you for being you ❤️