There is a list of things we weren’t taught as kids and most of the time I wonder why. I was never taught how to take care of myself when I find myself vulnerable and lost. I wasn’t taught to be kind to myself.

All I was ever told was, “Be kind to everyone you meet.” Why didn’t they tell me that even I am a part of ‘everyone I met’?

When I feel broken, I don’t know what am I supposed to do because nobody taught me skills that are very important in life; skills that are important to stay happy.

Why didn’t they tell me that everything is fine until and unless you lose confidence in your own eyes and you should never let that happen? They never uttered a word about self-belief and it amazes me to realise how can anyone not tell us some of the most important life skills that are pertinent in every little step we take.

While everyone I knew taught me how to sit and dress, they never gave me a step to step guide on how to love myself. Neither did they tell me that loving myself is the best gift I will ever possess nor did they tell me that it’s okay to cry and it’s okay to feel susceptible at times. They didn’t teach me that it’s completely okay to not-be-successful in something you have put your heart into and that is not called failure. All they ever said was, ‘You’re supposed to be a winner’ What if, I don’t want to be a winner?

I hope we learn the skills that weren’t taught to us. I hope we learn to understand ourselves. I hope we all gather the strength to accept ourselves the way we are and slowly try to make ourselves better. I hope we understand that we all have our own pace and it’s okay to go slow. All I hope is, all of us define our own set of happiness, be the kindest to ourselves and have a huge amount of love and self-belief for ourselves, today and every single day.