Dear 15 year old me,

Man are you in for a ride.

And I don’t mean one of those smooth sailing, dreamy boat rides that you find in Disney. I’m talking Six Flags Goliath, being suspended in the air with no choice but to stick it out.

That’s probably not what you want to hear, but preparation is key.

Let’s start with the good: You win homecom…

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Dear Younger Self,

First off let me start by saying: I am sooooooooo so sorry! About everything you went through as a child. You should’ve have never been in an environment that made you frustrated at yourself so much. You should have never been in an environment that caused so much confusion and made you feel like you were bad and there was s…

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Dear Future Butterflies,

The ones that are having a hard time fitting in with their peers. I see you guys sitting in your school gym listening to a speaker that doesn’t give you any encouragement for your future.

Right now, I know many of you feel lost in a world that’s giving you confusing messages on who you are and who you should be. You’re…

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Dear Younger Me,

I know you’re in a point of your life right now where things are very tense and scary. A man you thought was a good one entered your life and you were so kind to him just to see what a monster he truly was a few years later. I know you’re tired of it. I know you clench your fists in anger every time you hear him yell out at you…

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To my younger self,

Do you remember playing that game of Snake on the desktop computer when you were a child? You press those arrow keys wildly to guide the cursor around the grid, snapping up eggs, but each time you do, your tail grows a little longer. The rules are simple: keep moving, and don’t run into your own tail. If you do, you d…

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A letter to my younger self, and to anyone who has ever struggled with body image.

Dear Child,

It has come to my attention that you are struggling with your body image. You envy the girls with a flat stomach, you hate the shape of your lips, your teeth are too yellow, your parents have warned you to watch your weight, and sometimes you just want…

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Dear my younger self,

Everything will make sense one day, just follow the hearts. The hearts will symbolize courage on your journey. The hearts will lead you to where you need to go.

People will be placed in your life for a reason. The difficult situations you will face will become part of your purpose. The person you will birth into will inspire…

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Dear Younger Self,

I’m writing to you from 20 years into our shared future. You’re just 17 right now, and full of hope as you’re head over heels in love. She’s an incredible person and she’s already won every piece of your heart.

I cry now thinking about what you’re about to go through. What happens is not easy on you and it damn near destroys yo…

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Younger self

The difficulty in writing this becomes unbearable as all the emotions of hurt, disappointment, depression, anxiety, lack of self worth, joy, excitement and love fill the mind with confusion and cloudy thoughts, yet two very simple words consistently and repeatedly fill my heart those words are simply THANK YOU!!!

A fun loving free…

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To My Younger Self & Those Who Resonate With Suicide.

I think it is important that we have this conversation now before you get consumed by your thoughts or the negative impact the world can sometimes have on you. I’m coming to tell you that your life is worth living. I know it’s not that simple but it is indeed the truth. I’m going to try my best…

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Dear Sarah,

You are 18 now and about to graduate from high school. You have so many dreams and hopes and I am so proud of the person you are going to become.

I am writing from 20 years in the future and I have a very important message to give to you.

Nothing will ever be the way you imagined it or think it will be like. Things will not work out…

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Dear Gonzalo,

I never thought that I would be able to talk to you. but I’m glad that I have been given the chance. There are so many things I’d love to talk about. Like how insecure you were about your “love handles” or about how much you liked that one girl from physics class. I would love to, but I’m not here for that.

I am you, or what you…

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Dear younger self,

Let me be the first person to say, “I see you.” I see you for what you are, I see you for what you overcame, I see you for all the pain you suffered, I see you for your pure state of humanness, I see you for your authenticity, I see you for your openness and vulnerability, I see you for your vivacious spirit, and I see you for…

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To my younger self,

We’ve got this!

And I say we because you’ll start to notice that there are some moments that you’ll feel you can’t get through without thinking of me. The you that you are becoming. The you that you are currently building. There will be days when that woman is the only motivation that you have. And that’s ok, because that will…

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To Teenage Quincy who is huddled in the hedges of contemplation, concern, and hurt:

So, I told everyone I was writing this letter to “get back into writing.” That I find this prompt
interesting and timely. I told them I was taking this on to gauge how well I could do, and maybe
earn some extra spending cash for Christmas.

I told everyone the tru…

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Ciao 13 year old me,

Here’s an update from 2021!

We’ve been living in NYC for the past 6 years.
We live with our partner, whom we love in a way we never thought we’d be cable of.
We met him 4 years ago at a party we didn’t want to go to.
Every time we feel the urgency of trusting our intuition, we must do so.
Even when we’re too indecisiv…

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To All The Shy Kids,  

As I sit and reflect on my youth, I can’t help but smile. There are so many things I wish I could tell my younger self, so many tough situations I wish I could have avoided. And yet, the paths I chose, and the paths that were chosen for me, are what led me to become the woman I am today. Everyone learns their lessons one wa…

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Dearest lnner Child,

If you are reading this now it means that me and you have succeeded. We have succeeded in not letting the harsh realities of this seemingly cruel and tempestuous world diminish the pure light that resides within us. The light that has always been present during our darkest of days when the world was weary and the sky was grey.…

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Dear Kiara,

What if I told you that you are enough just the way that you are? Growing up is a hard thing to do but it must be done! You are enough. You CAN achieve. Beautiful soul, you can be anything! . You don’t need a relaxer or extensions to be beautiful! You simply need to take initiative and learn how to take care of your hair on your own. I…

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Heart of gold but a mouth sharp, led by a mother whose depraved childhood was her fatal flaw. Wise but sometimes cold, taught by a father who found peace with the emotionless demons. It’s not easy to think about all the things I want to say to you because you were always someone who walked to the beat of your own drum. Those drums have been s…

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