Chasing Sunsets

Self Love

You’re doing better than you think

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A green field of red poppies, yellow roses, and white daisies leading to a single large tree under a pink sunset. AI-generated artwork.

Disclosed AI-generated artwork.

You are doing better than you think. We meant it when we posted it. Most of us grade ourselves on the undone list and skip the fact that we got through Tuesday.

Better doesn’t mean winning, shining, or finally healed. It can mean you were kind once. You ate. You didn’t send the message you would regret. You looked up.

If a friend described your week the way you describe it to yourself, you would argue for them. Argue for you, once, today.

Still here. Still learning. That’s enough for a Thursday.

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The Chasing Sunsets editor

I write Chasing Sunsets from Edmonton, Alberta. Every line here started as something I said to someone having a bad day — usually on our Facebook page, usually at night.

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