Progress is Progress is Progress.
No matter how long it takes you.
No matter how hard it was to get there.
No matter how much you doubt yourself.
No matter how easy it was for others around you.
No matter how many times you quit on your way here.
No matter how many drafts you had to throw out, how many games you had to sit out, how many moves you messed up. No matter how many failed tests, bad grades or mental battles you had to get through to get here.
Your struggle is building you up piece by piece. Honor your struggle.