Peace Is a Privilege

You hated yourself so much it became a part of you. You see love for the first time; it feels and looks foreign. So you run away. You self-sabotage. You don’t understand until it’s too late.

You take the lesson and write it in your heart—to never run away again, to stand still when self-sabotage comes to the surface. You tell yourself, “Everything is okay. It is just love, don’t look away.”

You deserve to be held and praised, cared for, looked after, and helped—even when you don’t ask. You deserve to be hugged. You have given so much of yourself to hate, and now you can rest in peace—yes, in this world, you should rest easy.

Peace is a privilege, and you made it. You walked miles so you could find it. Now don’t be scared to be at peace, every time.