Itxy Lopez

I picked up my first self-help book. When my senior year started, I began a self-empowerment club with a friend. I was terrified, but I did it anyway.

It’s 2019, and all type of shame that women feel around their periods has to stop.

You feel like you’re not enough. Like you’re not doing enough.

You’re not seeing everything you already have. 

“Make a list of things that make you happy. Make a list of things you do every day. Compare the lists. Adjust accordingly.”

People end up regretting the things they didn’t do more than the things they did do.

That’s what’s happening right now. You’re focusing on all the wrong things because everything around you seems like it’s utter shit. But look around you…

They say that hitting rock bottom isn’t all bad because the only way you can go is up.

You don’t have to overthink everything you do. You don’t have to think about if it’s pushing you towards your goal or if you can make money off it. You can do it just because you can.

That’s how you deal with overwhelm for everything in your life. You break it down, and you take it one step at a time.

Don’t feel ashamed! You’re not weak if you cry, but you are some kind of weird robot if you don’t.

What do you do if you have nothing to write about?

Rest matters, and so do you.

Doing is what actually gets you somewhere. Learn, practice, and repeat until you’ve finally become great.

I need you to keep having hope.

You just get up, and do the thing that you did yesterday all over again until you finally succeed with it.

It’s lifting people up. It’s encouraging them, making them feel special, smarter, and braver.

Why are you pretending? Why are you hiding? Why are you wearing a mask?