Please be kind to yourself
You know I am in this with you. Remember those promises? We promise you the best and the worst. We shall part in sickness or health until our deaths. I trust those promises and will keep you from ripping me off at any cost. I am loyal. I have just realized that I must share a few things with my readers in an effort to make you feel inspired and loved. You are about to hear some very important words.
Don’t allow others to bring you down. Don’t make things personal. Let go. Let go of people who have wronged you. Let their mistakes be the past and learn from them. Accept your differences and embrace them. Your appearance speaks volumes about you and your self-esteem. Look beautiful in clothes that flatter you. Play with different styles to personalize and experiment. It doesn’t matter how much you use makeup. You just need to look good. Establish relationships with others. I’m sure that you’ve heard that high grades will guarantee a good life. This is true even if your goal is to study law or medicine. As a businesswoman and aspiring entrepreneur, don’t let your university GPA define your success. The most important thing is to be open to learning from your environment and people every day, and to make connections. It is impossible to teach people great lessons. Create a portfolio. All the things you have learned. Anything you learn or improve. No matter what job you do, you should have a portfolio. Keep building on it. Your life should be something you are proud to live. Use your resources, time and the help of others to make the most of them. Don’t let anyone take away your dreams and hopes. Rely on yourself for happiness. Show kindness to others Show respect to others. Assist others. Be a good friend to your family. Give of yourself. Show sincere feelings. Be kind and compassionate. Your beauty is your strength. We have many years together. You are my love. I love you.
Me. A Letter To My Younger Self
Cherissa Moore is my name. I am a Foundation-Level student, aged 29. This essay will utilize the Price and Maier’s (2007) Reflective Model and formatted as “a letter for my younger self”. It encourages me to be the adolescent that I was once, to embrace who and what I am, to persevere, and to never lose heart. Culture and social norms are taught at a young stage. They tell us what to wear, how they should look, how to act and what to expect. It is not easy to grow-up in an industrial society. Your parents were middle-class and you were raised in two cultures. You were raised as an evangelical Christian and have different morals from others. As a teenager, you noticed differences in your body and those of your peers. This and society’s image of you as perfect led to a negative body view. You felt unworthy, fat, and worthless. You looked into cosmetic and plastic surgeries and tried to imagine how you could afford them. Your weight made you feel inferior and bullied. Your mum encouraged you believe in yourself, and you became a great academic performer. Your negative body image was replaced by a positive one at the age 15 with a positive outlook on life. You had a clear self-concept. Your life map was created and you did well over the years. You planned to be an academic, have a large household, marry by 25 (with the backup plan of marrying one of your closest friends by age 30), have three kids, and work a well paying job. This would enable you to care for all your family members as well to provide around-the-clock nursing for your parents once they are no longer able to do so. As a person who always keeps a running list, you’ve been keeping track of all your accomplishments. Your list would be complete by the age of 23. The difference between your real self and your ideal self is minimal. You don’t have to conform to the current trends. This will allow you to save for the items on your bucket list. You will be able to save so much heartache, pain, and suffering if you love yourself. It will be hard work, and you may feel like giving up.
No matter what other people think or say, you are the only one who can be you. Be yourself and follow your path. You will find that you were right all along. As someone who doesn’t believe in making mistakes, I wouldn’t change the way we live our lives. Unexpected things were learned along the way.
