Younger Self
Somewhere beneath the depths of who I am now
Is who I once used to be…
Somewhere beneath the depths of who I am now
Is who I once used to be…
Dear 12-year-old me: 1. Your current friends will change. They will mature, and you will find the right people to surround yourself with. 2. You don’t have to fill every silence. Silence is not always awkward, and sometimes it’s necessary. 3. Don’t wear makeup. Nobody will care if you do or don’t. Let your natural […]
Continue ReadingDear Younger Self, Things are good. You’re doing well at school, and you’re getting along with the parents. You’re happy with yourself finally, and you’re chasing after the things you love in life. You are on the road to creating yourself and being the person you wanted to be. You have friends that make you […]
Continue ReadingDear younger self, You are in the free. You are a bird who is free to spread its wings. But soon that will all be over. Society will start to judge you, YOU will start to judge you. But you will later find an escape. You will travel to other worlds from within the books […]
Continue ReadingTo my younger self, You are going through a lot of changes now, and I know it can be scary to open up to people. Don’t be scared, don’t be shy, and, most of all, don’t worry what others will say or think about you. Take a chance and don’t hide. Show people your […]
Continue ReadingEver since I was a kid, I had a story inside me. A story that is desperate to leave the hollows of my chest and spread warmth throughout the world. To me it seems impossible that such a story can thrive and build inside such a dark place, but all I’ve ever wanted was to […]
Continue ReadingEver see those postcards when you take a trip somewhere? Jot down a quick blurb and send it to someone you are thinking of back home or somewhere. I’ve personally never traveled anywhere that far, but I understand the concept. I want to write one of those to myself right before graduating high school. I […]
Continue ReadingYou will often wonder if there is a chance of you actually being jettisoned from your native planet into this one. Because, really, what other reasons could there be for you to feel so different? Your loudness and insistence on being heard will no longer be the cute thing that makes you special but the […]
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