Taken with an IPhone 6s

You're allowed to make yourself a priority. You're allowed to take care of your needs before anyone else's. You're allowed to be selfish sometimes.

You’re allowed to chase after your dreams. You’re allowed to devote yourself to what matters to you whether it’s a career, a hobby or a passion. You’re allowed to move cities or countries to do what you love. You’re allowed to get lost. You’re allowed to look after your emotions. You’re allowed to tell people how you really feel even if it might hurt them. You’re allowed to speak about what’s really bothering you. And you’re allowed to talk about the things that matter to you, you’re allowed to tell people what they really mean to you. You’re allowed to be vulnerable. You’re allowed to be authentic. You’re allowed to be real. You’re allowed to choose the people you want in your life. You’re allowed to leave toxic friendships. You’re allowed to move on from a connection you don’t see going anywhere. You’re allowed to not give a chance to someone who took you for granted, someone who isn’t what you know you deserve. You’re allowed to leave a relationship because it’s not what you want, because you’re no longer in love. You’re allowed to change your mind. You’re allowed to be happy. You’re allowed to be who you are, who you want to be, who you can be. You’re allowed to have the life you’ve always wanted, the one you think about all day and dream of at night. You’re allowed to be all the things you are. You’re allowed to be at the places that make you content. You’re allowed to do all the things that make you, you. And you’re allowed to put yourself first, never forget that, my friend.

- Farah Ayaad