Hello, it's me. I was wondering if after all these years you'd like to....LOL just kidding.

But really, it's me.

We need to talk.

You see, sometimes you get in these ruts where you feel like life hates you and things are just falling apart. I know you're the kind of person to completely shut down when things aren't really going great. So I'm here to give you the pep-talk you need.

The truth is, you kinda suck sometimes. I know, harsh for a pep-talk huh?

But it's something you need to hear. You tend to fall into these moods where you think your life isn't amazing, like it isn't everything you need it to be. And when this happens, you panic. And I mean really panic. You overreact, and I'm not sure that's something you can help, but shutting down and pushing away the people you love isn't the right way to deal with things--and you know it.

I'm here to tell you that you have to pull yourself together! No one can do that for you. You need to open your eyes to all the beauty in your wonderful, amazing, crazy life.

Things are never going to be perfect. You need to get that through your head.

When things fall apart, muster up the strength that I know you have, and put them back together. It's just like the puzzles you used to play with when you were little--if the pieces weren't fitting the right way, they weren't meant to be there. Remember that.

Please, refrain from hiding out in this shitty, stagnant place that you know makes you feel even worse.

Get up. Do better. Be stronger. Because I know that you can.

You're healthy, alive. You've got friends and family who've seen you at your absolute worst and they still love you.

That bright future you've always dreamed of, the one that seems farther and farther away, its still there. You'll get there, I promise. There is always a light at the end of the tunnel. You know this from experience.

Oh, and one more thing. Just because you get down about things every once in a while, doesn't make you crazy, or not normal. You're fine. It's all gonna be fine, and just like mom always says, this too shall pass.

I hope that you will tread forward in the light, wherever you may go, and stray away from such darkness. Slow down. One day at a time. I urge you to enjoy these moments, for one day, when you're old and gray, you'll miss these days and these memories. You'll wish you could go back and do it all over again.

So do things right. Be kind and wise. Help others every chance you get.

Make it count girl!

"Aloof and light-hearted, I take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me. The long brown path before me, leading wherever I choose."

-Walt Whitman