Hey All!

The challenge for this contest was to write a letter to your younger self. All the letters are amazing. Check them out and vote for your favorite.

Judges will select a winner, who will win a $400 prize. Also, we will have a bonus prize of $100 for whoever receives the most votes. Member votes count five times as much as non-member…

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To the mommy’s girl in her twenties,

I’ve been writing now for about two years because of everything I have experienced. I don’t think we ever felt the whole dear diary thing. I think writing these letters is a concept worth trying. After all those years of struggling with prompt writing around 2016 it no longer existed. Hopefully this letter wil…

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Dear Little Sunshine,

The world might not make much sense to you right now and I know you are just trying your hardest to find a place where you feel seen and heard in the way you see and hear other people. I can’t promise you that people won’t break your heart or mislead you, but I can promise you that every twist and turn you take will be you…

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Dear Younger Self,

If you do ANYTHING in life…learn to bend. Nature is giving you the signs. Follow them. The next time you’re on the mountain at night, riding the lift to the top of the slopes, look at the trees. There’s an assortment of oaks, pines, and ferns, but seek the birches. They are easy to spot. As the night’s cold air freezes the mount…

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Dear Bianquita,

8 days before your 8th birthday, you will become a big sister to your future best friend. In the meantime, he is more like your real live baby doll and little brother. I must be honest with you; this joy will soon disappear, and you will go through many trials and tribulations. I promise, that life gets better, and your…

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Dear little me,

I wish I could say that life is everything you dreamed it would be. But the truth is neither your parents nor the education system prepared you for a single real life thing. I’ve only just begun to process it all. It seems much heavier now. I have to admit I am very proud of who you are at your core. I don’t know where it came…

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Dear me, thank you.

I remember when you were starting school in third grade; transitioning from being home-schooled to public school, the same year that you bawled your eyes out because the doctor said needed eyeglasses. I mean, once you realized you were allowed to pick out your own frames, your tears cleared right up and those round, dark pink…

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Inside the circle that is my dog’s water bowl lay my face near the water. A tiny person of just nine. Mom was standing with her face pressed against the rectangular window watching me. My face was near the water but it never touched me. It was just nearby. Innocent as I was, I was just showing my dog how to drink water. He was a bit thirsty. I was…

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Hello younger Donna! I know this sounds crazy, but I am you from the future. I am 21- year-old you to be exact. No, we don’t have flying cars, or talking houses. We do, however, have self-driving cars and robot dogs.

I believe that you are 13 now, and are getting ready to go into the 8th grade. I know you are excited because you just went to…

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Dear Lindsey,
Life started off rough! And it will get a lot harder if you don’t follow this list. (You know how much we love lists!)
1. Remain unapologetic with who you are and what you like! (This is critical: many people will try to tell you what’s best for you, meanwhile, most of them cannot even tell you who they are.)
2. Your body is not the…

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I owe you safeness.
Sometimes the feeling of sadness falls like raindrops. Easily at first, before it all comes pouring down. I try to hide in my memories.
The memories of my childhood, but there’s nowhere to run to.
No safe place to escape.
I know it’s something you yearn for.
I know it’s overbearing right now.
Sometimes rain must fall.

I owe y…

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To my younger self, 

Remember the other day, when you were at lunch with your parents and your father reminded you of that story you wrote when you were in sixth grade? You know, the one loosely based off of the Warriors series? At the time, you were proud of it, but also slightly embarrassed at the thought of what you had created. What if your…

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It is all okay
No matter what you or anybody says, no matter what happens
No matter if you belong to that group or that club or have that job
Or stay married to that man or woman even
It is all okay

Consider the lilies in the field, they neither toil nor slumber and God takes care of them

And tomorrow will take care of itself, just take care of…

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Dear Little Me,

Right now my heart is hurting. Don’t worry. I know how much we love our siblings. Just keep them close in your heart and remember that they will never leave you. You will never be without them.. I know life can be very hard for you sometimes. I know you hate the yelling, arguing, uncertainty, and that little jerk we call our niece.…

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Dear Nae Nae, 

To the period that felt like it was time warped. 

It feels as if there is so much to say to you, young beauty. 

This is considered as a letter to your younger self Chas. 

You are currently twenty years old. 

Because there is a message I want to tell you…I will start with one piece of advice that will function as guidance to aid in…

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If I could tell you what I know now, you’d be so proud. If I could give you any advice for the journey you are about to take it’d be something like:

One—Lean in.

Your heart is both a compass and a magnet; it seeks wonder and draws people towards you like water in the midst of a thunderstorm. When you are struck time and time again, remember you a…

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To younger me in any capacity,

Let this act as a notice to you.

And a reminder to read your writes regularly.
Everything you say or do, can and will be held against you.

But like…In a good way though.
In a way that I mean everything you say or do that is genuine will be held against you so tightly
that sometimes it will be the only thing you can h…

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Dear My Precious Baby Jah,

If I were you (lol get it, I am you haha) I would learn to prioritize your joy above all else. Joy is as much a part of you as breathing is thus you can never be separate from it. You are Joy and Joy is You. Each time you feel sad or mad or whatever, you can always come home to Joy.

I know you have a huge, dripping heart…

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It might not look like it now, but I want to tell you that life is short. But also, that life, and mostly time, are precious. I know that maybe days and months feel like forever now, but I want to ask you to treasure them. To treasure the long days and overall to treasure the people that are with you now, to hug them harder, to kiss them longer,…

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Dear Child of the Universe,

I’m so sorry for all of the limitations, problems, and emotions that you went through as a child. Your mom was leaving this physical reality so soon. There were many moments when you wanted to know who she was, how she would care for you, and how much she loved you.

I understand the yearning of wanting to see in person…

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