dear you,

1. stop mourning the lives of forgotten friends. toxic people shouldn't infest your life. you can keep memories close to your heart without keeping contact.

2. instead of using your ten fingers to count off every time something bad happens to you (it's not necessary, bad things come in threes), use them to trace art across a blank canvas.

3. pull your head out of your ass.

sincerely,

you

# Dear self:

I hope you are fine and everything has turned out the way

you wanted, nothing goes as planned as you already know

remember to be kind to yourself. When you forget where you left

your keys don't let it bother you, when the kids don't have time for you

and it seems the grandbabies are too full of their own lives, don't

cry, remember you were their age once.

love and prayers

Your self

Dear Future Self,

Please, no matter how hard life will get, keep going. I will always be proud, after all... Things happen for a reason. That reason may get you closer to your goal.

Love, Past You.

p.s. Are you happy?