cherish the inevitability of change

nothing stays the same forever. the things that feel unbearable now will one day be distant memories. the happiness you thought would last forever, didn't. that person you loved uncontrollably is no longer with you. when you're at rock bottom, it can feel eternal. maybe you lost something. a person, an opportunity, a version of yourself you loved. maybe you feel stuck, like nothing will ever be good again. it feels eternal because it's easier to sit in your own sadness, especially when you're feeling down and craving some comfort. but growing up is realizing that life moves like the four seasons. there are springs of growth, summers where things seem to fall into place. then comes autumn, a time of change—sometimes beautiful, sometimes unsettling, and winters, quiet and heavy, where the world slows down, and we are left with our thoughts. but the beauty of it is that no season lasts forever, and even the harshest winter eventually gives way to spring again. 

every time that you're sad, uncomfortable, going through stuff, you will get out of it. and eventually everything will be fixed. that's a fact. but once you're finally happy, there's an unsettling feeling within you that tells you something will go wrong very soon, sounds familiar?  nothing stays the same forever. so, if you know that the sadness and troubles you're going through will, at some point or extent, be fixed, and that the things you have at this very moment, that you enjoy and love, you will lose someday, 

live life to the fullest and enjoy every single emotion you're feeling. it means you are alive

why spend so much time resisting what is inevitable? every emotion, every high and low, is proof that you're here, living. sadness isn’t just something to endure, it’s something to feel. happiness isn’t something to fear losing, it’s something to soak in while it lasts. everything will shift, break, mend, and shift again. but that doesn’t mean things end.

nothing truly disappears—it reinvents itself. the people who leave, the moments that pass, the versions of yourself that no longer fit, they don’t vanish: they transform into stories, into lessons, into quiet echoes of who you were and who you’re becoming; they transform into more people, better people, a better version of yourself.

so let yourself feel everything. let life crash into you and shape you. hold joy in your hands without gripping too tight, and sit with sadness without letting it swallow you. because no matter where you are right now, it’s just another season. and seasons always change. maybe right now you’re in a season of loss, of loneliness, of longing for something that once was. maybe you wake up every day feeling like you’re walking through a fog, waiting for something—anything—to make it feel worth it again. or maybe you're in a season of love, of comfort, of late-night laughter and feeling like you belong. whatever it is, don’t rush through it. don’t try to fast-forward to the next thing or brace yourself for what’s coming. just be here. live it.

because that’s all life really is. a series of fleeting moments that don’t last but still mean everything while they’re happening. and one day, the things that make you cry now will be silly memories. the things you’re excited about now will be stories you tell someone else. and the people you love now will leave marks on you, even if they don’t stay forever. you are a mosaic of the people that bring you joy, the experiences that hurt you, the little habits you pick up from spending too much time with someone. 

nothing stays, but nothing is truly lost either. everything just shifts, turns into something new, and life goes on. so let yourself feel it all. love deeply, cry when you need to, embrace the quiet moments, and let time do its thing. you are changing, and that’s exactly how it’s meant to be

in a terrible mental state,

- lo