For Myself

Dear Me,

I know that I generally despise doing these kinds of letters, but I've caught you in a particularly good mood.  What I want, more than anything else for you, is to hold on to that.  Don't slip down the same slope that you did with Joe.  Remember what you have and how good of a person you really are.  Don't sell yourself short, and don't quantify happiness by being attached to other people.  I mean really, look how that's worked out for most of the people you know/have dated.

You are amazing.  You have just as much social grace and presence as your sister, you're as funny as your brother, you're as kind and caring as your father and you're as strong as your mother.  These combined are an unstoppable force, if you let yourself remember they're there.  And for the times that you forget, you have a wonderful and caring network of people who are there to help you get through the worst of anything.

You are blessed.  You will never be alone in life, you will never be without someone to catch you when you stumble.  There are so many people that you've met that want for you to succeed just as much as you do.  And one day, you'll find the person that actually believes in you just as much as you do if not more so.  Be patient.  It'll come.

Get out there, stay active, keep up with getting in shape and being healthy just for yourself.  And please, keep up with saying no.

I love you as is and as you will be.

Me