Dear younger self,

I wanted to start this off by saying that I am extremely proud of you because you have come a long way and along the way you learned valuable lessons. First off, you learned to stay true to yourself. In 6th grade you wanted to cut your long hair because you wanted to be just like the other girls with their short, sleek, straight hair but you realized that you should love yourself the way God made you and not change anything about yourself just because you wanted to fit in and be like others.

The next topic is boys. Yes I know that this talk always made you feel uncomfortable but it had to happen. You and I know what situation comes to mind when this topic comes around. You and I also know that decision that you made was not a good choice and this certain boy hurt you emotionally and was just playing with your feelings. In fact, we know that this certain somebody was just a toxic person that you had to let go even if you didn't want to. But on the bright side, you learned that everything that happens always has a purpose and this situation that you went through was an eye opener for you. And in the end you found yourself.

Church helped you big time. I know that you grew up in church ever since you were five years old and for this I am proud of you for always following what you believed in. Because of the situation that happened with that certain boy, your relationship with God grew even closer. You even started participating in church with whatever you could, which was a little intimidating for you in the beginning but people were watching your every move in church and outside of church because they wanted to use whatever they could to break you down. Because people seemed to be watching you, this somehow got you through your own insecurities.

Overall I am just proud of you because you have learned so much and you kept going even when you wanted to give up, even when you didn't even know what was going on and even when your thoughts were too much. This is only the beginning and I can' wait to see what life lessons you will learn now and how you will grow now that you are at university. If I could somehow give you hug believe me I would.

Love, me