To Anyone Who Needs It Right Now,

I am a work in progress.

The things I do aren't always perfect, and I can't promise that I'll do everything right. Sometimes I may hurt people that are closest to me, and sometimes they might hurt me. Sometimes I may not get the best grades, and other times I may get all A's. Sometimes I feel like I have my life together, and other times I freak out about the future.

I don't have it all figured out, but that's OK. There is nothing wrong with being a work in progress because that means you are still growing. You learn from mistakes and you learn to live with the situations you've been given. It's important because it means that the life you live is still changing. If you're in a bad situation, or you feel like the end of your road, you are still growing. You are still changing every day for the better. Even if you're in a good place and you're happy, you're still changing too. Your happiness grows with you, and changes as you understand to love the challenges and rewards of your life with the same heart.

People may not always understand your ever-changing heart, and they may not be able to love it the way you've learned to love yourself. Take it from someone who understands that feeling, you are better off understanding your own heart than forcing yourself to change because someone doesn't get you. There will be a time when someone comes around who has the same heart as you do and takes the time to love your big heart and continuous personal growth as one of the most valuable traits you have. Being in a stage of growing and changing can be difficult because you feel like everyone else is growing apart from you, or growing into themselves in order to hurt you. But that isn't the case. Just as you are a work in progress, they are figuring themselves out too, and that's nothing to be ashamed or scared of. Change is good for the soul, and it can open doors to even greater things if you take the opportunity to see the good in it.

Sometimes as our lives change, we may grow apart. We may lose people we thought would always be there. We may not be happy with the choices we've made, and maybe we want todo a complete 360 and change our major, school, or friend group. If that's what you feel you need to help you grow and become the best you, then you have to take the leap and do it. You have to be able to say, "Thank you for what you showed me, but I decided I need something different." Take every step of your growth as a learning experience. It's naturally going to involve some crazy rollercoasters of emotions, but that's the best thing about being a work in progress; you get to get off and find what works best and how much you learned from the rollercoasters.

Life is short, and there is no guarantee of tomorrow. Take time to grow and allow yourself to change in the life you're living. Change isn't always a bad thing. It may be painful, but it can open up so many opportunities for you to achieve greatness on your journey. Don't be ashamed to be yourself and make decisions for you. It isn't selfish, and it isn't conceited, it's just what we all have to do.

Do your best to let go of things that didn't work out, or that are causing a burden on your heart. This is your journey, don't let someone else dictate it. Good luck on your journey, maybe next time I hear from you, your progress will be even greater.

Love,

The Girl Who's a Work in Progress