Spotlight 25-26

Hey… I know sometimes it feels like everything is hard and nothing really makes sense. That will change but it won’t come simply from getting older or because you surround yourself with different people (though both those things do happen), it will come from staying true to who you are. I know that every time you wish on a shooting star you simply wish ‘to be happy’, it’s the perfect wish, keep wishing it. But that wish isn’t something that becomes true at some future point, it’s true right now. Sadness always passes, anger always dissipates, frustration always clears, take time to observe those emotions if you can, observing them instead of reacting with them helps them pass away quicker. You’ve always had a sunny outlook on life, people will try to knock that out of you. Here’s the truth: miserable people are always trying to give away their misery because it’s so uncomfortable to hold; remember, you never have to accept the gift of someone else’s emotion. Hold onto being glad for the good things, it’s the quickest and easiest way to fulfil your wish of being happy. You’re starting to notice how much people pay attention to looks and you’ll look in the mirror and be able to list tons of things which are ‘wrong’ with you. The only thing that is wrong is the list itself. You’ll look back on that list years later and wish you could tell yourself: there is literally nothing wrong with you, because there really, really, really isn’t. Try as hard as you can to appreciate yourself now, just as you are, and to not put your validation in the hands of others. Loving yourself starts with choosing to talk back to the voice in your head with love and contradiction when it tells you you aren’t good enough. You’ll get better at that later, but there’s no reason not to start now. Guess what? That list you made of things you wanted to achieve in your life, you complete every single one of them and much more besides. It’s ok that you don’t know what you want to do when you’re older, you’ll go through lots of different experiences to work it out and every single one of them will make you into the person you become and will help you succeed in the career you choose later.

You are going to be ok. You have so much ahead of you, and it won’t always be easy, but just know, you truly are capable of making your dreams a reality.