lessons from this summer

* an unanswered text doesn't take away all the times they've been there for you before

* forgetting something does not take away from all the thoughtful things they regularly say and do

* you can forgive them for hurting you, while still respecting yourself and your boundaries

* sometimes progress means mourning the girl you left behind

* sometimes recovery looks like getting excited to order a drink, and then you don't even want to finish it

* sometimes recovery means "i could take it or leave it" and either choice is ok

* healing doesn't mean the darkness goes away, but you do get better at handling the long nights

* better doesn't mean perfect, it means being able to see and acknowledge progress

xo