A Letter To My High School Self

You are stronger than you know.

Feb 20, 2017

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I'm writing this in my freshman dorm at college. You made it to your dream school. A nice size, a place where you are able to pursue your dreams, and full of amazing people. You will be happy here. I promise that all of those nights being full of questions about the world and what you want to do with your life will never go away. But you will quickly discover where your heart is, and figure out who you are. God will tell you all of a sudden to go for it. To move out of state and take a risk. And you won't hesitate, because that's just who you are. Your determination and motivation will get you through high school, it just takes patience.

Stop trying to rush your life. Let God be in more control and just relax. One day, a lot of these high school issues won't matter. I know it sucks that he broke up with you, and that one girl doesn't try to be friends with you anymore. I know life is just a confusing mess, but I also know exactly how much you truly are enjoying it, and how you will overcome everything.

During your senior year, you will meet the love of your life and you will give him your whole heart. Your entire summer after high school will be spent making timeless memories with him, and you will experience real love. He will treat you the way you have always deserved, and will take care of your heart better than anybody. Be patient for him and don't try looking for your future husband as a freshman in high school. God will bring him to you when the time is right.

You will meet some magnificent friends in high school, and sometimes that's the only time some people are in your life for. It is going to be tough witnessing the people you were close to slip away, but God brought them in and out of your life for a reason. You have your whole life to meet people, so just enjoy their presence while you guys are friends. You are going to be in college and think of those amazing people every single day. The way they helped you grow up and become who you are. Those memories will never fade, even when the people you made them with do. And I know you are worried about meeting friends in college, but you'll literally make friends on move in day.

I know that you worry a lot. You tell yourself that you aren't good enough. Your anxiety gets the best of you sometimes, and you have to make up excuses to not hang out with people just because of it a lot of the time. I have realized that it's not something that is negative. It just proves how big your heart is, and your strength. Your anxiety will always be there, but God will guide you to be the extrovert you have always been, and you will rarely spend time alone. And I am so proud of you because I know that some days you have to pick yourself up from the bottom. But you truly are strong, and I know that is your favorite thing to hear.

Life will always be rough, but you have so much to look forward to. Live in the moment, and stop thinking so hard. Enjoy those sleepovers, nights spent performing on your high school's stage, and every single person you encounter. Enjoy growing up and learning lessons. I look back on high school now and overall count it as some of the best years of my life. The good outweighs the bad, and your positive mindset will never fail you.

Live and give it your all. You are truly only young once. Rushing your life is only going to bring unrealistic expectations to your mind. Challenge yourself everyday, and keep living out your passions and talents.

I am proud of how much you will grow up, and you will be proud of yourself one day. I promise.

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A Letter To My High School Self

You are stronger than you know.

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The temperature may not be very Autumn-like, but these playlists sure are.

1. Southern Gothic

2. Autumn Acoustics

3. Autumn Leaves

4. Deep Dark Indie

5. Dreamy Fall

6. Halloween Hipster

7. Wanderlust

8. Your Favorite Coffeehouse

... Because life happens

1. Realizing there's no more toilet paper when it's already too late.

2. Making a cup of coffee in the morning and forgetting it in the car.

3. Pushing doors that say pull.

4. When you hear people chew.

5. When it's really quiet in a room and you hear that one person breathing like they just ran a marathon.

6. Grabbing a chocolate chip cookie, only to realize it's actually oatmeal raisin.

7. Getting comfortable in bed and then realizing you forgot to pee/turn off the light.

8. That one aunt/uncle that just always gives you that creepy vibe.

9. When your teacher makes you buy a textbook that you never even crack open.

10. Continuing to open and reopen the fridge until the food that you want magically makes its way in there.

11. Walking into a room and then automatically forgetting why you went in there.

12. People that drive without using their blinker.

13. When you have really slow wi-fi.

14. People who feel the need to scream into their phones as if the other person can't hear them.

15. The world's obsession with the Kardashian/Jenner families.

16. Advertisements before Youtube videos.

17. When people read over your shoulder.

18. A-holes that park in the handicapped spots when they, in fact, not handicapped.

19. People who cut in line.

20. The LIRR/MTA

21. Being stuck behind someone who is walking painfully slow.

22. When people smoke cigarettes right in front of the entrance to the building you have to walk into.

23. When boys think it's cool to treat girls like crap.

24. Guys that still go to high school parties even though they've been out of high school for years.

25. Celebrities that are obviously lip-syncing.

26. How you need a scissor to get the scissor out of its package.

27. When people text using that stupid "voice text" function.

28. Telling someone you can't hear them, so they use the same exact volume and just repeat what they said.

29. When someone gets in the shower right as you were about to get in the shower.

30. Saying "What?" for some reason, even though you heard what the person said.

31. When you're in a rush but the light is red.

32. Cashiers putting your change down on the counter instead of in your hand.

33. The people that go up to order food to the cashier but are still continuing their phone conversation.

34. That awkward time in the fall when it's freezing in the morning but stifling in the afternoon.

35. Emailing your professor a long winded paragraph about a problem you are having and they email back, "Sure."

36. Guys who put their car as their profile picture on Facebook.

37. Girls who have "X Years Young." in their Instagram bios.

38. Trying to find the beginning to a roll of tape.

39. When people drive your car and adjust your mirrors/seat.

40. People that talk during the movie.

41. People that decide to engage in conversation right in the middle of the hallway/sidewalk.

42. When someone says, "no offense," and then continues to say something offensive.

43. People that pop their significant others pimples.

44. Teacher's pets.

45. Going to the bathroom and someone goes into the stall right next to you.

46. When someone leaves your room and doesn't shut the door.

47. Political debates between two people who know nothing about politics.

48. When you get all ready to go out and your friend cancels plans.

49. People that drop their friends for their significant other.

50. People that don't like animals.

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Things to do in October.

1. Going to haunted houses with friends.

2. Going to Halloween parties with friends or families or both.

3. We all enjoy going to apple orchards to pick apples and to eat donuts with apple cider.

4. When you are younger or through high school, you go trick or treating in various of costumes going door to door saying "trick or treat" and you get candy or whatever they are giving you for Halloween.

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7. Another event that happens during the month of October is Halloween Nights at the Henry Ford in the evenings.

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