Wish Upon A Star

Learn to put on your bracelets and zip up your dresses by yourself. There will be times when you will be alone. Get on a long plane ride. Look out the window. Understand the immensity of our world. Understand your insignificance. Understand your absolute importance. Press the send button. If you don’t say it now, you never will. Do not sneer at happiness or roll your eyes at sadness. Be aware that apathy is not healthy. You are more than the amount of people who want to have sex with you. That pit in your stomach when he doesn’t text you back, it shouldn’t be there. No one should be able to control you like that. Shopping is cathartic. Buy the shoes and deal with one-ply toilet paper for a while. It will get better, but it will never be perfect. Learn to live through the small moments of happiness. When they disappear, remember they will resurface. I promise that cookie will not change anything (except that it will make you smile). Please, please, take care of yourself. You are everything to somebody. You are everything to your self. That alone is enough.

[1] Do not ever think you are fat. Do not ever call yourself fat. You are not fat, you have fat. And that is normal. [2] Don’t ever think you’re not good enough for someone or something. Be the best you can be and that will always be enough. [3] Don’t let anyone make you feel like you’re not good enough. The second something comes out of their mouth that you find offensive, leave them. [4] Don’t forget to eat whatever you want. There will be people who don’t agree with your choices. Ignore them and pig out. [5] Remember that you are not only your soul, but your body too. Love it because you only get one. [6] Come to realize that you are not the amount you weigh, or the grades you get, or the choices you make. Realize that you are your favorite animals, you are the books you read 5 times in a row, you are the hate you have for fast walking, you are the stars and the moon and the sun. [7] Your grades do not define if you’re smart or not. [8] It’s never a bad thing to go on a walk to feel the sunshine on your cheek, or to climb a mountain to feel on top of the world. [9] And it’s never a bad thing to eat 3 donuts at 2am. [10] Make choices that make you happy. Don’t worry about any body else. You are not responsible for their feelings. [11] Don’t feel guilty for something that you can’t control, or something that’s not your fault. [12] If you feel uncomfortable in a bad way, leave. Do not ever do something you don’t feel okay with.