1149Pegah Rashti sent this in from Brooklyn, New York, USA. She wrote: “My mom said this to me this morning while I was stressing about finding a paying job and a place to live. I recently bought my one way ticket from California to New York City, found an unpaid internship and live with a cousin in Brooklyn.

“I know I have to move out soon and find a second job, so I was starting to doubt my ability to survive in this city- but her words kept me motivated and to never give up. It's weird, more people believe in me than I do in myself...”