HERE’S WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU

You are allowed to be happy.

You are allowed to have fun.

You are allowed to take some time off from worrying, and go and have a laugh with your friends. In fact, you deserve it.

You do not have to spend your whole life being in a state of perpetual panic.

You do not have to carry the weight of the world in your mind.

You do not always have to be good.

You are allowed to screw up, to make mistakes, to do stupid things – because you are a human, with a brain, and humans with brains will always do stupid things.

The universe is not going to punish you for these things. It is not going to strike you down for being you. It’s also not going to give you a medal for worrying.

Worrying is not pointless, but when you focus on it too much, it’s certainly not helpful. Remember: you are doing the best that you can with what you’ve been given.

So don’t worry. Or do worry. You are allowed to worry. Just don’t forget that you are allowed to do other stuff as well.