She wants to be perfect.
Her hair, her smile, her body, her personality.
She wants to be perfect,
but
some days she has to learn to breathe again.
Sometimes life moves so fast that she forgets.
Most days she is afraid—of the past, the future.
Sometimes life feels so big that she can’t help but think.
Every day she tries, tries to be enough.
Sometimes life presents itself in ways that she can’t equate to.
She wants to be perfect,
but she is lost—
lost in her own mind,
lost in her own life,
lost in a society that doesn’t know how to accept reality.
She wants to be perfect,
but she is tired—
tired of not being enough,
tired of not knowing how to be happy,
tired of wanting to be herself when even she doesn’t know who that is.
She wants to be perfect,
but she is hurt—
hurt from her own actions,
hurt from what she does not understand,
hurt from the way that the world expects her to act.
She wants to be perfect,
but she doesn’t understand.
She doesn’t understand how someone who looks so happy can be so scared.
She doesn’t understand how she can feel so much but also feel nothing at all.
She doesn’t understand how she is supposed to keep her head held high.
She wants to be perfect,
but she doesn’t know what being perfect means.
She doesn’t know how she can, too, become perfect.
However, she does know—being perfect isn’t real.
So maybe, instead of being perfect, she wants to be beautiful.
And
Even beautiful people hurt.
By Sophie Zajac
Here Every Day is more than a mindset. To me, it means making a choice every day to live out the values of this mission. It means choosing to get off our phones, get outside, and make genuine connections with those around us. It’s a commitment to yourself and those around you to be the best version of yourself.
Here Every Day aims to instill a sense of self-advocacy, helping us recognize that we have the accountability to create active change in our own lives—that it starts with us. We can live out these values (being true, being present, showing up) by engaging in our communities.
This philosophy extends even further to suicide prevention. In 2022, there was one death by suicide every 11 minutes, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Our world feels the impact of these losses as people are losing friends and family. As a community, we can reach out to support those who are struggling and help destigmatize mental health, allowing people to access the help they need more easily.
Talking about suicide doesn’t increase its occurrence. Asking your friends or family if they are okay can start critical conversations, not worsen them. There is never any harm in reaching out to those you care about, because you never know the impact it could have on them.
Applying this to the Here Every Day mindset, by being true, you show your loved ones you care about them with honesty and compassion. Maybe you call them out and explain why you’re concerned, or maybe you give them your honest opinion on something and help them out.
By being present, you actually notice when your friends or family are feeling down. We live in a digital world, and this has led to less awareness of and connection to those around us. If you choose to be present, you reach out to friends or family because you can notice when they are feeling low.
By showing up, you demonstrate to your loved ones that you are consistently there for them and that you are someone they can count on and connect with. By applying these principles of Here Every Day, we can make meaningful connections with others and help bring about the change needed in suicide prevention.
We can make this change through ourselves, our family, friends, schools, and communities. By embodying the idea of Here Every Day, we can make a genuine impact on those around us. I encourage you today to get involved, get outside, and to be true, be present, and show up.
By Keeva
20% of proceeds from our "Every Day is Mental Health Day" collection are donated to mental health organizations, including the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Your purchase helps raise awareness and funds critical resources for mental health support.
Donate to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention :
100% will be donated to Mental Health issue
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