Javier,

Start small. Day by day doing things that lift you up. They don’t have to be changing the world or even changing your situation right away. What kindness can you give? How can you give yourself compassionate attention?

I’m going to recommend two books that helped me: Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed and Try Softer by Aundi Kolber.

If you get anything out of this forum, know that you are not alone in your struggles. It’s human to struggle. You have a lot to look forward to. You don’t know what’s right around the corner.

I encourage you to keep expressing yourself and finding solace in others such as through this forum.

Live for the simple things. You don’t have to fix all your problems right away. Just let yourself off the hook for being human. Let yourself live.

You’ll see you’ve had what you needed this whole time.