Dear 16 year old Self,

Since today is the 7th of July and this has nearly nothing to do with the topic of this blog post - let us proceed without further delay.

What I would say to my 16 year old self, (although I wouldn't change anything from then, because then I wouldn't be me of the present .. )

Dearest Girl



    
I'd like to start off by saying, I'm really sorry for the way I treated you back then.

You really ought to practise Loving yourself. I'm really proud of the way you lean on God for support.

Guess what, He's going to do some pretty amazing things in the future. He's going to break you and change you. He'll teach you to Trust in Him again, and your relationship with Him will grow intimate and it will be the very thing that you Live on.

 My dearest girl, don't be so hard on yourself... I know how brave you're trying to be everyday - sometimes it's okay to not try so hard. 

I know you're lonely now, but guess what - it'll make you stronger soon and you will see that you're never really alone.

 God is with you.

Stay true to yourself. Don't change yourself to be accepted by others. But of course, this is something you can only know if you actually loved yourself - which I sincerely wish you did.

     You don't know this yet, but there are some things that only you can do and there are a certain type of people that only you were meant to reach out to. Don't give up hope. 

Lastly don't make people your gods and always remain THANKFUL.

 

Love

Your 19 year old self