Dear

You,

Yes. The one who is reading this. I wrote this for you. This isn't for anyone else, but you. Understand that.

There are a few things I would like you to know. Every day is a new day. Something exciting or enthralling might happen... or not. You might cry today, or laugh til it hurts. You might even get into an argument with someone or come across $10 on the ground that someone had dropped along the way. I want you to know about life. Life, it's hard. It's one of the most challenging things that have ever existed. It might be hard for you to wake up in the morning. You might find it difficult to want to do anything right after you wake up, let alone walk to the bathroom. You might even find it hard to smile. But just know that your smile will brighten someone's day. Your smile might be the only sunshine someone might see today. And when days are tough and smiling is the last thing on your mind, just remember that your smile is beautiful. Amazing. And you are truly, great. You should be happy. You deserve to be. You're beautiful.

 

There's something else I want you to know. When days are supposed to be sunny, but aren't and the sun is trying to creep through the clouds, but can't, just know that it is trying. Real hard. You might not know this, but it's trying for you. The sun, the wind, the rain, the snow... it all exists for you. So that you can feel something. And when you do feel it, guess what? It means you are alive. Do you know how lucky you are? To be able to feel the sun's warmth on your face, the wind at your back, the rain on your arms and the snow on your hands, is a beautiful thing. You are experiencing life. You can feel. You are alive. And everything will be okay.

I want you to know one more thing. There are people out there who think about you. People who stop what they are doing just to put you in their minds and think about you. There are people who think about you and smile to themselves because you mean something to them. There are people who love you. Who take their emotions and confine them in their hearts and just love you in ways you'll never know. You mean something to someone, to many people, and that makes you special. You are treasured. Love yourself and those who love you will love you just as strong. Remember, you are Someone. You were put here for a reason. To live and experience the many things life has to offer. To give you a chance to feel that sun and rain, and to give you a chance to love. To live. And when you do, everything will be okay.

Believe me.

-Me xoxo