"To Whom it May Concern, Insert Your Name Here." ("Rough Water" - Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars)

You do not know me, however, I feel like I know you. I feel like I know you because you are very similar to me. You are a human being, you feel emotions, you see things, you touch things, you hear things, and you know your surroundings...Well, as do I.

As I sit here, in my bed at 3:30 in the morning on the beginning of July 1st, I sit and wonder "How did I get so lucky? I have friends and family that I do not deserve, I have had chances that I did not deserve, I have made mistakes I wish I did not make, and I feel like I have done things that I regret doing."

Does this sound familiar to you? It does, right? That is because you have had the same thoughts, or you have wondered the same thing at some point in your life. You have thought "I have friends and family that I do not deserve, I have had chances that I did not deserve, I have made mistakes I wish I did not make, and I feel like I have done things that I regret doing."

Well, here is the truth. You, and I as well because I am human too, we do deserve those things. Here is why. I will explain from my side, and I will explain from your side, too.

My name is Nicole Danielson; I am a 22-year-old with a pure soul. I try as hard as I can not to judge people, however I have caught myself judging before. I try as hard as I can not to be a hypocrite, but I can say that I have been before. I also try as hard as I can not to lose my temper and overreact, again, I can say I have before. I have made mistakes in my past that I wish I did not make; however, they were stepping stones in my life. Shortly after my 21st birthday, I moved to Durham, North Carolina to attend school at The Art Institute of Raleigh-Durham to begin my graphic design career. I began my first serving job at Buffalo Wild Wings which I loved for many reasons; I thought I met the love of my life and I have met people that I want my future children to grow up around someday. I have also met total strangers who I happen to be creating logos for in the future as part of my career.

As a human being, I have made mistakes with these people; I have screamed at them, I have cried to them, I have cursed at them. Just because I have done that though, does not make me a bad person. I have had people scream at me, I have had people cry to me, and I have had people curse at me, and just because they have done that does not make them bad people. I have learned to take those things and turn them into something positive. I have learned to accept people as a whole for who they are as human beings. It does not matter to me if they are a man, a woman, straight, gay, transgender, white, black, Hispanic, if they have a learning disability, etc. I have learned that I love everyone for who they are, because at the end of the day we all have and feel the same emotions. A wise person once told me "No feeling you ever feel is wrong" and I have lived by that statement every day for a few years now.

I want you to start doing and realizing the same for yourself. You have made mistakes with the people in your life, however they were stepping stones in your life. You have cried to them, you have cursed at them. You have also had people scream at you, cry to you, and curse at you. Remember that this does not make you a bad person, and it does not make them bad people either. When something like this happens to you, do not ever forget that you have been in your own set of shoes, those shoes may be a different size than the next person, but they all have similar designs. Do not think that just because you are wearing a pair of shoes that are bigger, smaller, or fancier than someone else that you are better than them, or can handle things better than them. Do not let them think that because they are wearing a pair of shoes that are bigger, smaller, or fancier that they are better than you, or can handle things better than you. You cannot, and they cannot. In this world, there are no such things as better or worse. People handle things differently than you do, and at the end of the day that is okay. You may not have been in the same exact situation as someone else, and that is because you are not them and they are not you. There is nothing wrong with someone feeling different than you. If you love that person as a whole for who they are, you will accept that because that is what unconditional love it. If you cannot accept a person for who they are as a whole, maybe they are not as important to your life as you thought they were.

Do not waste time to keep negative, toxic people and things in your life. If you need to take a break from social media, if you need to travel the world for a month to clear your head, if you EVER need to do something for yourself, DO NOT HOLD YOURSELF BACK! At the end of the day, you are the only person that can truly and sincerely take care of your own self. There is nothing wrong with taking care of yourself with the ways that help you because this is your life. Your chances and choices are reset every single morning when you wake up, please do not waste that precious time anymore on people and things that do not matter - such as who said what, and who had sex with who, and who tweeted what. Do not stop living for yourself just because other people are too wrapped up in their own lives to see you happy. If they cannot help you reach happiness, they are not worth having around. However, do not forget that sometimes people go out of character, and sometimes people freak out and overreact. Remember, that is called tough love. Remember when your parents would yell at you for failing a class, for yelling because "you did something wrong?" ALL of the time it was because they love and care about you. Remember when your best friend would get mad at you for going back to the ex that cheated on you because you thought they "changed?" That is also tough love, and it is because they love and care about you.

I know in this world we are surrounded by so many things that we take advantage of. We live in a world where humans as a whole are so concerned about what other people are doing with themselves, that we forget how to take care of our own self, the ONLY PERSON that should EVER matter in our own life.

My name is Nicole Danielson. I may not be your parent, I may not be your friend, and I may not be much to you at all, but I am someone who understands you and can feel for you. I understand that you are hurting, that you are angry, anxious, depressed, etc. and I understand life is hard. But I also understand that life is a precious gift and everything around us is beautiful and worth the struggle and wait. If you are out in this world and need someone to talk to, vent to, cry to, I will always be there as an open ear. I may not know you, but I love you unconditionally as a whole, because if I do not, and you do not, who will? I would hate to know that your other loved ones have to part ways with you forever because of temporary pain. "Suicide is permanent for a temporary problem." (Mr. Halmton)

I believe in you, and I hope I have helped you believe in yourself, too.

With much love, care and protection,

- Nicole Danielson, a young woman with a pure soul