Dear younger self,
Slow down. Enjoy the small moments and those around you. Even though right now your friends and hobbies are the most important things in your life.... believe it or not in the future many will no longer be apart of it. Spend time with family. Don't second guess it. If you have to choose between going to grandmas or this week's coolest party. Always, always pick grandmas. When people talk to you, listen. Put down the phone, the computer, the msn messenger, the boombox (yes I grew up in the 90s and 2000s), instead look people in the eye when they talk to you, listen with your whole heart. When your parents tell you something... don't roll your eyes at them. Give them the benefit of the doubt that they care so much about you and only want what's best. Stop picking fights with your parents. They are not the enemy. One day you will realize how amazing they really are. You will realize they are really the only 2 people in the whole world that love you the way they do and they will always have your back, no matter what. Make mistakes. Its okay to fail. But learn from them. Don't keep making the same ones. Stop slamming doors and staying out past curfew. It doesn't make you look cool, it just makes you disrespectful to the people who love you most. Work hard on your school work, but don't obsess! One or two less than perfect scores on your homework or tests will not cause you to miss out on college.. believe me.. its going to be ok. Don't worry so much about how people see you.. what you look like, your make up, hair, what you wear.. the people that really care about that stuff will not be apart of your life too much longer. Instead worry about how you make people feel. Be kind. Treat people with respect and stand up for them, even if no one else is. Don't worry about the boys that break your heart. Believe me the man of your dreams is coming and you will have a beautiful life together. When you see that Grandma is calling answer the phone! She may love to talk for hours and hours but she is lonely and one day you will give anything to get that call. Go to church. Know that everything will be okay as long as you have Him by your side. Lastly, know that hard times are coming but you will get through them. Trust in your Faith and you will get through just fine. Hug your family tight because they won't always be around. Tell your friends that you love them because even though they may be your whole world right now they will grow distant as well. Most importantly slow down. Your time to be an adult is coming. Right now enjoy each moment. Don't worry so much about the future.. its coming whether you want it to or not. Remember nothing is worth anything if you have no one to share it with. Cherish the relationships in your life but make them pure and worthy of your time. No one should make you feel bad about yourself, who you are, or make you question where you are going. You've got this! Its going to be a fun, crazy, and beautiful journey!
Love, the future you
Tonight's prayer:
Dear Lord,
Please be with all those tonight that are struggling through adulthood. Adulthood is hard! Its so hard. Its a time when we experience so much loss, worry, and tough situations. Adulthood is also beautiful. We experience so many firsts and its a time when we can truly be who we are without caring about the judgement from others. Thank you Lord for all of the blessings in adulthood. Help those that are children and teenagers wanting to grow up - help them to slow down and see the blessings around them.
In your name I pray, Amen
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