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An Open Letter To My Past Self

Hey Past! I think it is time to finally talk!

Tamesha Benson

Mar 13, 2017

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Dear Past Me,

I just wanted to let you know I am not afraid of you anymore. I am not spending another night losing sleep over you. I won’t let you dictate my life anymore. I won’t allow you to make me hurt people I care about. I won’t let you push the people I love away. I won’t allow you to make me beat myself up. I know better now because of you but who I am and becoming is because of me and what I choose. So, starting today I choose me! I choose to see the good in the bad. I choose to forgive the ones who hurt me. I choose to wake up and thank God that I get another chance to make it right. I choose to fight despite everything I been through.

Past me, you made me miss out on so much. You made me stand up tall and deal with some of the things that I allowed to tear me down. You made me forgive my dad for all the pain. You help me see my depression as a beautiful thing. You made me come to terms with the fact that not everyone can come with me to where God is taking me. You made me grow up! So, for that, I am truly grateful.

Past self, you helped me love the little things and never take them for granted. You helped me get a sense of adventure. Are there times I “thought” I wanted to go back? Yes! But I know now that to go back would only hurt me. The past is the past and we can only make learn from it. Past me, we will not choose to make others happy while we suffer. We will not allow people to talk to us any way they feel like. We will fall deeper in love with Christ. We want to be so scared of life. We will spend every day being thankful to have the people we do have.

Past me, you will not let me doubt myself. You will not tell me I am not good enough. Christ is in me, I am enough. You will not make me think less of myself because other people are doing. Past...I am enough. I am smart, driven, passionate, hard-working, humble, strong, and wise, and nothing you can save can change that.

Finally, past self I chose to love me! I chose to pick me when everything goes wrong. I chose to always remember God chose me! God loves me! God knows my past and he still loves me! God is a right now God and because of that, I am who I am because of who he is! So, the to the past me; this is where you’re staying! You are staying in the past! I love you but I can not take you with me! I am moving forward to what God has for me. I will be free!

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

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