A letter to myself,

I hope you become the best version of yourself. I hope you grow into the person you have always wanted to be. Our minds and bodies are constantly changing... and sometimes we get stuck. Change can be scary, but it can also be a wonderful thing. So keep going, chase your dreams.

As time goes on we grow apart from friends, get closer with others. As I grow older, I notice people around me changing more and more. Doing the things they love, traveling more, expressing themselves, and finding their happiness. One day I realized I was doing the same thing.

My best advice is to step out of your comfort zone. Try things you have always wanted to try, but maybe you were too scared. You can't live in a bubble forever not facing your fears. You could but what good would that do? Surround yourself with the people who make you the happiest and radiate positivity. The most important lesson I learned in 2016 was to leave the negative people in my life. Wow, can I say I am so much happier without them! When you find people who make you laugh, smile, and bring out the best in you... hold onto them!

Remember, everyone grows and changes at different rates and times in their lives... But don't let them hold you back. Keep growing! Keep becoming that star! Everyday you become wiser, even when life throws (what seems like) impossible tasks at you. But those tasks make you stronger.

Remember, you are an amazing person with goals and dreams. Never let someone take that away from you. Most of this probably sounds corny, but you are amazing.

I hope you grow more than you ever thought you could. I hope you learn, love, hurt, fail, succeed, find happiness and everything in between. I hope you let go of that one thing you think you can't let go of. I hope you grow as tall and bright as a sunflower. You're beautiful and can do anything you put your mind to.

xx