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A letter to myself going into 2020

While those times were very difficult and you thought you'd never make it out, you did.

Leah Morse
Jan 02, 2020
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A letter to myself going into 2020

Hi me. You've had a rough few years. You've lost friends and lost family members. You have failed in some way or another. You have failed in a class, a friendship, a relationship or really anything that made you feel like the universe just didn't want you to succeed. Not to mention helped start up a business while in school full time and working 30 hours a week. You've also hated yourself so much for the last 10 years that it resulted in getting severe anxiety.

While those times were very difficult and you thought you'd never make it out, you did. You graduated school, you met the most amazing friends that you'll have for a lifetime because of school, you found the love of your life, you helped him chase his dreams of starting his own donut company & you have the cutest fur baby in the world. So while these last few years have not been the best, they could have been a lot worse.

Going into this new decade I'm going to learn to love myself. I'm going to stop saying yes when i want to say no. I'm going to stop letting my anxiety take over my life and make me think the worst of every situation. I'm going to start doing things that make me happy with the people that make me the happiest. I'm going to stop letting my fears control my life. I'm going to travel and see the world. And most importantly I'm gonna start eating healthier and start taking care of my body again.

You have to live life. You can't let anything stop you. Sometimes, you may fall, but pick yourself up and chalk it all up to a learning experience. Everything you think is a big deal now will not be a big deal in the future. Being miserable and not living your life is not going to help anyone, especially you. Stop stressing over every little detail. Life is too short to stress over stupid things.

Love,

Me

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