When you were born, I thought you were the most beautiful baby I’d ever seen, and even now all these years later, I still see everything golden and everything pure in the whole world shining in you.
You are not your body. Your body is the vessel that carries your being around this earth. Never forget this.
Try to spend much less time worrying about the appearance of your vessel and much more time developing who you are becoming as a being in this world.
Never stop chasing your passions. Eventually, they will always lead you where you are meant to go.
Never stop creating. Make something new every day, if you can. Don’t worry about it being a “good” poem or a “good” painting or a “good” song. Keep that creativity flowing, don’t let it dry out.
If an art teacher tells you “Anyone could make this” look them straight in the eyes and say “But they didn’t. I did.”
Try. Always try. There is no shame in making mistakes, there is no shame in failing. There is only shame in not giving something your best shot because you’re too afraid to even attempt it.
Do not ever feel like you HAVE to do ANYTHING that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsure.
You have not been placed on this earth to be anybody’s punching bag or anyone’s doormat.
You are a beautiful being and you are capable of incredible things. Show the world what you can do, and be proud of it, but not cocky.
Do not ever start smoking cigarettes. It is so hard to quit once you want to, and you will, I promise.
Everyone smokes pot in college and nobody cares. Be safe and be smart.
One day you will fall in love.
Who you fall in love with is not something that you can control. Sorry, kiddo, but that’s not the way it works.
Do not ever listen to those who might tell you that love is a matter of choice.
Above all else, always try to be kind.
Always try to be grateful, and to express that gratitude every day.
Nobody knows what happens after we die. Some people claim to, but the truth is that all we can really do is wait and see. So in the meantime, you’ve got this life. Make it count. Make it great.
Please, always know that when you need me I am here, forever, for all of this life and whatever might come after.
You are not your body. Your body is the vessel that carries your being around this earth. Never forget this.
Try to spend much less time worrying about the appearance of your vessel and much more time developing who you are becoming as a being in this world.
Never stop chasing your passions. Eventually, they will always lead you where you are meant to go.
Never stop creating. Make something new every day, if you can. Don’t worry about it being a “good” poem or a “good” painting or a “good” song. Keep that creativity flowing, don’t let it dry out.
If an art teacher tells you “Anyone could make this” look them straight in the eyes and say “But they didn’t. I did.”
Try. Always try. There is no shame in making mistakes, there is no shame in failing. There is only shame in not giving something your best shot because you’re too afraid to even attempt it.
Do not ever feel like you HAVE to do ANYTHING that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsure.
You have not been placed on this earth to be anybody’s punching bag or anyone’s doormat.
You are a beautiful being and you are capable of incredible things. Show the world what you can do, and be proud of it, but not cocky.
Do not ever start smoking cigarettes. It is so hard to quit once you want to, and you will, I promise.
Everyone smokes pot in college and nobody cares. Be safe and be smart.
One day you will fall in love.
Who you fall in love with is not something that you can control. Sorry, kiddo, but that’s not the way it works.
Do not ever listen to those who might tell you that love is a matter of choice.
Above all else, always try to be kind.
Always try to be grateful, and to express that gratitude every day.
Nobody knows what happens after we die. Some people claim to, but the truth is that all we can really do is wait and see. So in the meantime, you’ve got this life. Make it count. Make it great.
Please, always know that when you need me I am here, forever, for all of this life and whatever might come after.
