Dear high school me,
You are enough, and you are freaking awesome. The number of
lunches eaten in the library alone do not determine the number of people who
love you wholeheartedly. Do not worry about things so much, your ten year plan
will happen regardless of if you stress about it or not. Just start living
life. You will get accepted to colleges, don’t cry over the ones you didn’t get
accepted to; triumph in the ones you did. Love yourself, date yourself, take
care of yourself, and figure out exactly what you stand for. Pray about what
you want in life and know it’s okay to walk away from people who won’t help you
get there. Eat that extra serving of ice cream, you deserve it. Kiss all the
boys if you want to, or don’t kiss any at all; the number of people you’ve kissed
does not indicate your character or self-worth. Fall in love and don’t look
back, take each heartbreak and become stronger. Having a man does not make you
strong and not having a man does not make you weak. Keep working hard and
saving your dollars, you’ll be glad you did when you’re in college trying to
buy five hundred dollars’ worth of textbooks each semester. Thank your parents every day, for everything, they make every life decision for your well being. Only surround
yourself with the best of friends, the ones that don’t treat you kind are not
worth your time. Strive to live life as Christ like as possible every day, be
kind and service oriented, put others before yourself. Don’t be afraid
to laugh in inappropriate situations every once in a while, and don’t ever grow
up all the way. Please do not ever let a boy call you crazy, it’s okay to want
to pee on his car when he breaks your heart…just do not actually pee on his car
and if you do, don’t let him know. Sing Taylor Swift all the day long, dance in
public, and wear insanely bright lipstick however often you please. Don’t worry
if you sometimes cry in places one would not normally want to cry in. Spend as much time
with your family as humanely possible, they are in your corner forever. Follow
your dreams; open a bakery, go to grad school, live in New York City, and do
not under any circumstances give up. Life is amazing, it’s hard and cruel and
rude and restless and humbling, but you have one life, live it how you want.
