Dear Me,
As I am writing this letter to you, you are turning 16 while I am turning 19. I turned 19, it is so crazy to think about because it is a day you, at one point, could not even imagine. But here I am. And there you are. You are young and so innocent. You think you know so much, but believe me you don't, because I have so much yet to learn.
You are about to experience your last two and a half years of high school and it is going to be a whirlwind of emotions. You will have moments of doubt and stress. You will spend nights crying alone in your room, and nights crying to your mom. You will be overcome with anxiety and the only thing that can cure it is a cup of hot tea and a warm bath. You experience things that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy, and you will lose yourself along the way. But don't fret, not everything will be bad.
You will make some amazing friends and some other friendships with a flourish. You will come to understand that there is a time to learn and a time to let go. You will have many happy times with friends and family. I know it's hard to believe, but the time you have left with them is scarce, so I wish you would spend every moment just enjoying them. Count your blessings my dear one, because although life may seem hard at times, you are blessed with so many amazing opportunities and people in your life.
Don't ever give up.
No matter how impossible the things may seem, don't think you are unable to accomplish them because you can do anything you put your mind to... and don't let anyone tell you differently. With that being said do not be afraid to adjust your goals and aspirations, no one will think less of you, I promise.
You will start to find yourself again as you grow older. More of who you really are and not who you always thought you were. You will pop that bubble you lived in your whole life and welcome a new bright world. You will be scared, but you will face it like a roller coaster, smiling the whole way down.
The next few years of your life you are going to grow up so much. It is going to be hard but you can do it, I know you can because you did. You are me and I am you, no matter how different we may seem.
Love,
Your Older Self