All I ever see on the Internet is how my age (mid/late twenties) is so amazing because I can be discovering "who I am and what I love" and building this "amazing" life for myself. I think that completely disregard the fact that sometimes we have obstacles that can make it hard to be living our "best" life. Living with BPD, I'm just proud that  I've lived to this age, let alone whether or not I have all of the job satisfaction, traveling, and having fun that I feel culture is touting as the real success.

I'm here to tell the people who got out of bed this morning that the world is better because you did. And if you took a shower, that's amazing because it can be so hard sometimes. If you can pay your bills and have a few people you care about despite the struggles you face, I think you're immensely successful, at any age. And if you don't do those things, you're still doing great, because everyday you're still here with us and moving forward and that's more brave than people give you credit for.

Kind of a rant, but I just want to say that let's forget living our best life, and focus on the small accomplishments that are very big when you're struggling. I'm proud of you all.