Letter To Me.

There is a Brad Paisley song entitled "Letter To Me", for those of you that are not familiar with the song you can listen here/. It is a song that when it plays on the radio I always stop and listen. When the song is over I always think about writing a "letter to me" but as of now I have not done it:) In the song Paisley writes to his seventeen year old self, I think I'll write to my teenage self.

Dear Emily, This is my letter to me. Life is the late 80's & early 90's moves too fast and everyone is in a rush to get somewhere bigger and better. The problem is that there is never big enough and you never get the best by rush through life. STOP, smell the roses. Be a kid. It's okay not to have a boyfriend in middle school, that will come. And when it does, be picky and I promise the nerd in math IS worth dating over the running back! Tell yourself and believe that you are as worthy as smart as capable as everyone else, but you have to belive it before other people will. Understand that people are going to treat and see you the way you treat and see yourself! Your heart is going to get broken when your first love ends and no matter what anyone tells you, You Did Love, you aren't too young! School. School is important. Learn how to write NOW because it is going to be the death of you later! You do need to give it your all. Right now school is your job. This is where you set the tone for your work ethic and drive that will carry you throughout your life. Don't be LAZY. Take the opportunities you are given, even if you're scared, you may never get the chance again. Tomorrow is never guaranteed, so Live knowing that today could be your last but hoping there will be a tomorrow. Love, Emily

That is my letter. I could add more and may in a private letter, one that my children will never see :) I wonder if I would have lived differently receiving this letter. I have no regrets in my life, but I do have a few "what if's". And when I take the time to remember them, my life seems fuller, I feel happier and more content. The small things do matter because they are building blocks to the big and your foundation needs to be strong so the blocks don't fall, but sometimes you can just lay the blocks down and move on without forcing them into place.