What I would tell my fourteen year old self …
To my naïve innocent self, poor girl that dreams of romance
but doesn’t know the stress behind it. A
man will not save you … you are not a princess.
You are just a girl, that will grow into a woman, that is not spineless,
but that spine that she does have is weak and easily bends and breaks. You are a woman that will fall in love to
easily. Heed my warning and stop the
trend before we become … me.
Stop lusting over the impossible. Stop crying when things go wrong. People see this as weakness and will think
that you are not strong. They are
foolish but so are you. You believe
them. You believe them when they call
you ugly or stupid. You let people use
you.
Throughout your life you have been used.
Please heed my warning … stop the trend …
Don’t let friends use you and discard you when they feel
like it. Don’t let lovers do the
same. Don’t let strangers you don’t know
borrow your new things just to feel liked and popular. Don’t worry about the small town you grew up
in … don’t worry about those people.
They won’t worry about you. Don’t
worry about the most popular girl in school.
Don’t wish to be her, even though she does get most of the boys’
attention, you don’t want to get it the way she got it. Don’t envision yourself smaller, the reality
is you’re big, but you’re beautiful just the same. Don’t be afraid to talk to people your
personality literally lights up room when you feel engaging and
comfortable. Remember that I love you,
which means, you love you, and that’s all that matters.
Don’t become devastated by your failures and losses. Everyone has both but it’s how you deal which
will determine the outcome of your life.
Give everything your all and your heart so that you can be confident
that you put your soul into something … even if others claims it’s simply not
good enough. You are a kind and pure
heart full of thought and expression.
You close your eyes and are gifted with the ability to see other worlds,
to create storylines and life. You are
an artist … not a business woman. Know
this within yourself and fight for it, it will lead you on a far better path
than you are now I promise.
Love your mother and your sister … and when you get ready to
go to college stay on campus. This may
allow for a new bond to grow without you being present. Meet new people, experience new things. Don’t become stale and don’t allow your
stories to do the same. Most
importantly, don’t forget to breathe.
You just made it into high school for crying out loud, scream extra loud
at the pep rallies, dance extremely crazy at dances. Enjoy life and don’t worry!
Everything will be okay.
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