Things Every Girl Needs To Know As She Gets Older
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Things Every Girl Needs To Know As She Gets Older

"Be a friend to yourself, not an enemy."

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Things Every Girl Needs To Know As She Gets Older
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THINGS EVERY GIRL NEEDS TO KNOW WHILE GROWING UP,

YOU ARE NOT BROKEN. You are just a little bruised and scratched up, not broken. Life will always get you down and leave you scared, but you need to know that those scares will make you stronger.

SOME DAYS WILL ALWAYS BE HARDER THAN OTHER, but you need to remember that there will be better days.

TRY NOT TO PUNISH YOURSELF! Everyone makes mistakes. Trust me everyone does. You can be 17 or 56, regardless of the age everyone makes them. I still say things when I shouldn’t but I’m still learning—and so are you.

YOU’RE ENOUGH FOR YOURSELF. There will be a person who you gave your entire heart and soul to and they'll still walk away, but you’re enough. Just because someone doesn’t want you don't mean something is wrong with you. Another persons’ action is never about you—they do not define you either.

LIFE IS CRUEL, but it only makes you stronger. Believe me; it will shape you into a beautiful human being—but only if you do not give up yourself.

YOU ARE STRONG. There will be mornings where you'll fight the same demons and battles from the day before. That is strength, my dear.

YOU’RE GOING TO BE SAD, and you’re going to get through it. Everything will be okay, and it may not seem like it, but it will be one day.

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY ENJOY THE LIFE YOU LIVE CAUSE IT GOES BY QUICKLY. Do everything out of love and passion.

I want you to know that you are beautiful, and do not let anyone tell you differently. You do not need any man, girl, friend, or parent to define you.

If you are reading this, I hope something great happens to you.

— "be a friend to yourself, not an enemy."

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