The past few weeks have been slightly challenging. In light of this, I have decided to post the letter I wrote to myself last year again. There are things in this letter that I need to remind myself of.
Dear Sarah,
Don't let your fears hold you back from experiencing life. Be brave. Be courageous. Take leaps of faith. Ultimately learn to Be your journey. Learning this is life changing.
Be a kid as long as you can. You'll miss not having a childhood later. And being an adult is not always all it’s cracked up to be.
In those really dark moments where you contemplate ending your life, know that it does get better.
The eating disorder that started when you were twelve and became your best friend for many many years will eventually help lead you to discovering who you are.
Don’t ever forget those moments of aloneness and loneliness. There will come a time when you will wish you could have some alone time. Enjoy all of your single years because you won’t be single forever. You won’t start dating or even marry when you think. Stay strong and keep faith during those days when you wonder if God has forgotten you. He hasn’t. God gives you everything you need when you're ready. Don’t ever stop believing that. He will give you the family you’ve always wanted and needed later on in life.
Learn about your feelings and acknowledge them. Even the hate, anger and sadness. Those feelings make you human. Sit with the pain. Even take it with you on your journey. Pain can be a beautiful thing so learn as much as you can from it. And as much as you try to deny it, you are human and you love and feel and just want to be accepted as is.
Have more fun. Don’t be so serious. Let loose. Life is too short to be so serious and stressed.
Let people in. It can be incredibly scary, but it can also be incredibly rewarding.
Your mom – the day will come when you realize you're better off without her. Don’t spend another second trying to win her love, affection or attention. You will never get it. She will cause the first, and most painful, broken heart of your life. Realize that it’s not you that caused her to be the way she is. The sooner you realize it the better off you’ll be. And it’s OK to feel sad and grieve those moments in your life when you want or need a mother and don’t have one. In the end, not having this significant relationship will cause you to trust yourself more and to fill your own toolbox with life experiences.
Stop trying to be invisible because of your size. The sooner you start loving yourself and your body, the better off you’ll be.
Make sure you love yourself more than anyone else can. It will help raise the standard on how much love you deserve. And you do deserve to be loved.
Not every decision or relationship is black and white. It’s confusing and difficult but try and accept the gray areas.
Believe in yourself. Dream big. Know you are worth it.
Love,
The older, wiser you
If you wrote a letter to your younger self, what would you say?
Until Next Time,
Dear Sarah,
Don't let your fears hold you back from experiencing life. Be brave. Be courageous. Take leaps of faith. Ultimately learn to Be your journey. Learning this is life changing.
Be a kid as long as you can. You'll miss not having a childhood later. And being an adult is not always all it’s cracked up to be.
In those really dark moments where you contemplate ending your life, know that it does get better.
The eating disorder that started when you were twelve and became your best friend for many many years will eventually help lead you to discovering who you are.
Don’t ever forget those moments of aloneness and loneliness. There will come a time when you will wish you could have some alone time. Enjoy all of your single years because you won’t be single forever. You won’t start dating or even marry when you think. Stay strong and keep faith during those days when you wonder if God has forgotten you. He hasn’t. God gives you everything you need when you're ready. Don’t ever stop believing that. He will give you the family you’ve always wanted and needed later on in life.
Learn about your feelings and acknowledge them. Even the hate, anger and sadness. Those feelings make you human. Sit with the pain. Even take it with you on your journey. Pain can be a beautiful thing so learn as much as you can from it. And as much as you try to deny it, you are human and you love and feel and just want to be accepted as is.
Have more fun. Don’t be so serious. Let loose. Life is too short to be so serious and stressed.
Let people in. It can be incredibly scary, but it can also be incredibly rewarding.
Your mom – the day will come when you realize you're better off without her. Don’t spend another second trying to win her love, affection or attention. You will never get it. She will cause the first, and most painful, broken heart of your life. Realize that it’s not you that caused her to be the way she is. The sooner you realize it the better off you’ll be. And it’s OK to feel sad and grieve those moments in your life when you want or need a mother and don’t have one. In the end, not having this significant relationship will cause you to trust yourself more and to fill your own toolbox with life experiences.
Stop trying to be invisible because of your size. The sooner you start loving yourself and your body, the better off you’ll be.
Make sure you love yourself more than anyone else can. It will help raise the standard on how much love you deserve. And you do deserve to be loved.
Not every decision or relationship is black and white. It’s confusing and difficult but try and accept the gray areas.
Believe in yourself. Dream big. Know you are worth it.
Love,
The older, wiser you
If you wrote a letter to your younger self, what would you say?
Until Next Time,
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