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I know sometimes you feel unloved, or unlovable, but I want you to know that that isn't true.

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Maybe it's hard to take advice or encouragement from a random person on the internet, but

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I want you to know that I care about you, me, Glimmer.

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I'm not just a random voice, I'm a person, and I think about you.

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I think about how lonely you might be, how discouraged you might be, how things might

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seem like they're never gonna get better, how you might feel like no one wants you around,

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or no one wants to date you.

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We've all been there.

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I've been there, feeling alone no matter how many people were around me, feeling unwanted,

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undesirable, unlovable.

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And I know it's cliche, and maybe it sounds cheesy, but it does get better.

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There are people out there who care about you.

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I'm one of them.

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And even if you haven't met the people that are meant to be in your life, you will.

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You'll meet people who care about you, who want to be around you, who value you for who you are.

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If you want love, you'll find it.

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It's out there.

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It might take some time.

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It does for a lot of people.

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But that's okay.

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You shouldn't settle.

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I know sometimes it's really hard, especially in this culture where we're all online, and

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it feels like there's so many people who are ignoring you.

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And it's tough to see social media where all these people seem like they have the perfect

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lives, and people who are happy, and who have the things that you don't.

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But everybody has trouble.

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Everybody feels inadequate and insecure.

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You're not alone.

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You're not alone.

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It's a human condition to feel like we're not enough, and like everyone else is doing

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better than we are.

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And the one nice thing about that is that we can bond over that.

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We can all bond over that, because we all feel that way.

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It doesn't matter if you're good looking, or rich, or smart, or have the best job, or

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the best house, or the best car.

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Everybody still feels inadequate.

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And I just want you to know that you're not.

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You're not inadequate.

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You are enough.

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Who you are is enough.

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If you want to be better, that's awesome.

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You can definitely do that.

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You can try to better yourself through education, or physical fitness, or being kind.

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Those are all great things to have as goals.

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But you don't have to change who you are, unless you're a terrible person, which I don't

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think you are.

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I'm talking about, like, you know, murderers.

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Don't be a murderer.

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Don't be mean to other people, unless they really, really deserve it.

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I'm kidding.

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Who you are is who you are.

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And maybe you're kind of nerdy, or maybe you're really quiet.

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Maybe you're very exuberant.

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That's okay.

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You shouldn't have to change that for anyone.

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There are people out there who will value you for the traits that you currently have,

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and those are the people that matter.

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You're going to be okay.

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And when you start feeling like you're not going to be okay, I want you to come listen

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to this again, and I will tell you, over and over, as often as you need to hear it, that

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you're going to be okay.

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I know it sounds ridiculous and, I guess, impossible, because I might not know you.

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I might not know who you are personally, or your name, or what you look like, but I do

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care about you.

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I do want you to be happy.

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I do want you to be okay.

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Anyone who's listening to this, I mean that, in the most sincere and genuine way that I

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can mean it.

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I want you to be okay.

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And if you need help to be okay, then reach out.

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Call a hotline, or talk to a family member.

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Talk to a friend.

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Talk to your doctor.

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I know it's tough to reach out for the help, especially if you're one of those people that

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nobody knows is struggling, and you always put on a brave face.

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You're always strong for the people around you.

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I know there's a lot of you out there like that.

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Sometimes it's really tough to let people in.

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Sometimes it's really hard to admit that you're vulnerable, too.

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I get that.

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But it's important to me.

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It's important to me that you're okay, and if you need that help, please seek it out.

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I don't know if you can hear.

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There's a cricket, and there are also birds, and they're driving me crazy.

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Maybe you like to stay up as late as I do.

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It's 5.30 in the morning.

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It's really peaceful.

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Quiet.

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Because sometimes saying this stuff reminds me that it's true.

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I need to hear that stuff sometimes, too, that it's going to be okay, and that when

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I feel inadequate, I'm not the only one.

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I hope it helped you a little bit, too.

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I hope you have a really good day.