Dear You,

I know you're hurting inside. I know you want to just cry and let it all out but you don't want to break down outside. I know the frustration you feel when you take 10 steps back. That shit is so damn frustrating.

"Am I supposed to fail? Am I supposed to be unsatisfied with my life? I don't want to settle."

I know how those sleepless nights feel. Days without communication and no one taking the time out to see how you really feel because your response to how are you is I'm good. For some reason, we think that if we let someone in, it will be added stress that we really don't have the time to deal with. Do we think or do we know?

I know the urge you feel to live your dream because I feel it too. I know the frustration you feel when loved ones tell you to get a real job as if your dream is a hobby. You can do it on the side they'll say. Why is it so hard for you to understand that I want to live my dream. I want to be happy and not realize I'm working because it won't just be a job, It'll be my life. I have known that I wanted this as a career since I was four. Does that make sense to you?

I know how you feel.

Don't let the world get the best of you because your time will come. You can't give up. Giving up will just prove them right, they have won.

Do you want them to win? I don't.

Lily Tomlin says "The road to success is always under construction". Believe in yourself and know that sooner or later you will make it because you put in the work to build your brand. You put in the work to make a name for yourself. No one can stop you but you.

The road will get brighter. Your life will get easier and you will be happy. Trust, believe, and never give up.

This letter is to you.