Dear Me,

Right now, you're 29 years old. Pretty crazy, right? The days of dress up quickly turned into nights of dressing up to go out and going to bed became tucking yourself in and turning out your own light instead of mom and dad doing it. They really weren't kidding when they said life flies by, were they? Right now, writing this, I'm a 19 year old taking on my second year of college and the future is the most beautiful and terrifying thought there is. I worry that I won't reach my goals or build the life I've always dreamed of having... and then I realize it's all in my hands and I have all the power the universe could possibly grant me. So here are some thoughts to you, the older me.

I hope you do reach all of those goals. I hope you build a career that makes you feel fulfilled and happy. I hope you feel like you're making an impact and I hope you know that you have the power to change peoples lives in a positive way. I hope you never give up on those goals and all the success you can possibly handle comes to you. Those incredibly wild and insane dreams that you've always had, I hope you chase them fearlessly.

When it comes to people, I hope you are overwhelmed with love. That boy that is the love of your life, I hope you two are living the most beautiful life together. I pray often that the person I spend my life with is my very best friend and the funniest person I know. I hope whoever you're with is him. The boy. I also hope that you two are blessed with the miracle of life, because being a mother will be one of the most rewarding feelings in the world. I pray you two take on life's happiness, bliss and challenges together. I also hope your best friends and other family members are proud of who you've become.

Finally, one of the most important things of all; I hope that you are proud of you. I hope this life so far has been absolutely everything that you've hoped. I hope you find self-love and you fall in love with waking up every single day. I hope the optimistic personality you possess never changes and I hope your passion for life never fades.

No, this is life, it isn't always going to be easy... but right now, as a 19 year old, I am taking life with a new perspective. I have the power to be whoever I want to be. I hope as the next ten years go by, that attitude doesn't change. I can't wait to take on the journey to the age of 29 and all the days after that. It's a good life and I don't intend on wasting it.

-Me