Well, hello there. It's Morgan Harper-Nichols here. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I turn the lens on various topics and subjects in hopes to learn something new or see something in a new way. Today's piece is called three phrases to repeat to yourself when life isn't meeting your expectations. Thanks for listening.

Today's episode is actually an excerpt from my app storyteller, where you can receive daily

wallpapers and daily messages and notifications right to your phone. If you would like a free seven-day trial with no credit card obligation,

you can download Storyteller in Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store.

Now, here are those three reminders when life isn't meeting your expectations. Number one, remember, you are still

becoming who you were meant to be. You haven't wasted time when things don't work out.

Yes, time has passed and you can't get it back, but now everything that happened taught you.

You are worth so much more than that.

You have started to see that even though letting go was one of the hardest things you have ever had to do,

now you can focus on the path before you.

Now you can take deep breaths, knowing that the mere fact that you're here means your story isn't over yet.

Today may look different from what you planned a year ago, and this is also true.

Through every change, now you know the morning sun still shines.

The moon still illuminates the evening sky, and every day you are starting to see.

Love is still boundless and so much greater than you imagined it to be. You've had to say goodbye to so many things, and yet here you are.

Still finding peace, still growing and and wisdom and this is all a part of how you are still

becoming who you were meant to be even when life is not meeting your expectations number two

even when life hasn't met your expectations, no one has taken your place.

Even when it feels that way, you have to remember.

Life can still be fulfilling at both age 16 and also 60, 25 and 35.

There's no one way that it's all going to come together. And if you happen to see someone

else succeeding before you, this remains true. No one has taken your place. Remember the ground

...