Beautiful girl....

Dear Beautiful girl,

Life is hard. Sometimes, those that are the closest to you, will hurt you. You wont know why. You wont understand why someone that is supposed to love you and be your support, will break your heart. Just know that you will get through this. That you are still loved. And those that hurt and betray you, need extra prayers to help them change. Do not worry, beautiful girl, you are still loved.

Sometimes, your best friends will break off and find other friends. And might not keep in touch with you like before. Your friendship might change, it might evolve, and sometimes it might go away. Beautiful girl, you are still wanted. Just because you have a childhood friend that you no longer see eye to eye with, or that you have grown apart, does not make you ( or her) a bad friend. It just means that you no longer need each other the way you did before. This goes for your adult friendships as well. Just know, Beautiful girl, that you are still someone's best friend. And someone still considers you theirs.

Some people will not be so kind to you. They will only see the outside, and not the inside. They might laugh and point at you some days. Or say hurtful things about the way you look, dress, talk etc. They don't know you, and don't care about you as a person. Beautiful girl, you are still perfect in God's eyes. Just because you might not wear designer clothing, have what society considers a perfect body, or because you have an accent, you are still unique and wonderful. Do not let those that mock you and make fun of you bring you down. Most of the time, they are trying to make themselves feel better. They are jealous. The grass is not always greener on the other side.

When you feel the need to cry- cry. Laugh if you need to laugh. Scream if you need to scream. Express who you are the way you want to- paint, dance, sew, create, bake... whatever it is you love, you have passion for- do it often. I wish that I could have had someone write these things to me when I was younger. I am almost 33 years old, and look back on all the bad things in my life, and realize that it has made me a stronger woman today. It was not always fun. It was not always easy. Its still hard and cruel sometimes. But I know that someone loves me. Even when I feel like im worthless, and no one cares. I know someone loves me. And would miss me. And needs me. And , beautiful girl, so does someone in your life.

Xoxo,
Steph