Tonight my small group at church talked about young/old. A lot of interesting questions were brought up for reflections. One of them was:
If you could write a letter to yourself at half your current age, what would it say?
I gave a much shorter answer, but I have continued thinking about it, so I thought I would type it out…
Dear Emme,
It gets better. Not in any way you’d ever expect, but it gets better.
Don’t doubt yourself. I know you’re in a hole, I know it doesn’t feel like you’ll dig out, but seriously, hang in there, and you’ll have a life you can’t begin to imagine for yourself.
You’ll have a job you love, a boyfriend who respects you as an equal, and you’ll even be involved in youth ministry. You’ll find yourself and figure it out. And those girls who are by your side now will be by your side for the rest of your life.
I don’t want to give too many details and spoil the journey, and I won’t lie to you–it’s going to be HARD. It’s going to SUCK. But stick it out, you’ll be better for it, and it gets so much better.
Try your damndest to love yourself. You’re worth it.
Love,
Emme
P.S. Oh, I almost forgot to mention…you know how you dream of being a runner but feel too self-conscious to make it happen? Get over yourself, because you are A RUNNER.