Exactly four years ago I was about to start my senior year of high school. The chapter that was I was to begin meant growing up, making my own decisions, and finally being on my own for the first time in my life. I wrote a letter to myself telling myself to embrace the change that was coming. I recently found it. While I was reading it I fell into a puddle of tears. Who knew that seventeen year-old Taylor Raye would write the perfect letter for herself four years later.
Dear Taylor Raye,
Life takes unexpected turns. Your life is about to get crazier than you ever expected.
You are growing up fast, but growing up right.
Never think you're dreams are too big, you have the heart and desire to accomplish anything.
Never say never or you can't
Love with everything you have.
Live like there's no tomorrow
Live life on the edge
Live passionatly
Be the person you've always dreamed of becoming
Always know that people love and care for you
Always be you
Love,
Yourself
The first blog post is always the hardest. Trust me, I've already failed twice at blogging. Third time is the charm! Now is the perfect time in my life to become a blogger. The past four years have brought much joy, heartbreak, lessons, and friendship. More than anything I have grown in His grace. This letter holds so much truth. Senior year of college will bring more change in my life than I'm prepared for. I can't wait to see life's little surprises and how things will just fall into place. I hope I can successfully document little surprises, share a little advice, maybe make you cry, but most importantly make you laugh. Ready, set, let's blog!
Yay, TRD! Start easy and slow with a minimum weekly post requirement, but don't forget to document the daily joys and unexpected moments that you want to remember, that you want to recall for inspiration, for progress and for truth.
ReplyDeleteYou can do it!
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