Dear younger self,

You will sometimes not be able to sleep. It’s best to just put your anxieties in the good Lord’s hands!

You are worth more than you believe! You will be successful! It is okay to be scared, get discouraged, be fearful and question things!

Just know that with every hard thing that happens to you, you are growing! You are learning! In fact, you will learn the biggest lessons through your hardest experiences!

It is okay to be easy on yourself when needed! Love yourself, just as you love others!

Forgive your parents for what they do that hurts you or you feel like they did wrong, for they were just doing the best they knew how! Honestly, forgive anyone that hurts you. The burden to carry resentment and hate is much greater than to forgive and move on!

As a young mom you will question if you are doing it right. You will soon realize that no matter what age you are as a mom, you are doing the best you can. There will be things that happen that literally make your heart hurt beyond belief. There will also be times that you exude so much pride and happiness that you just can’t believe that your child could accomplish the things they are.

You will be willing to stick it out through some really difficult times. Being married young isn’t wrong, it just means you will grow up together. As long as you keep your core values in place, you will be happy with the outcome of your marriage. You will have an experience like no other! We each are writing our own story.

You will often feel inferior and not worthy. At some point you will realize that we are all human! The sooner you can realize this, you will realize and believe all things are possible!

Keep striving for your goals, nothing that comes easy is as impactful as the things you work hard for! All really good things take concentrated and consistent effort!

You will get to a stage where all that you have been working for seem to have found a different place in your life. It is okay to regroup and change directions.

When you fast forward to what’s considered mid-life.. the world looks different! It looks a whole lot like it’s time to embrace the best parts. So when evaluating where you are and reaching your goals, don’t forget to keep your eye on what’s important!

My wish for anyone in this big-little world is to find happiness, know happiness, extract it from common things. We never know when life may take a turn and what seems common and normal may become something that is longed for!

It is okay to have goals and be proud! It is also important to stay humble! It is possible to be reaching goals and at the same time be in a phase of feeling stuck, just living to get through each day! Being a career minded person is necessary when raising kids in today’s world. Although, you will never regret figuring out a way to be at their school plays, music concerts, sporting events, parent meetings, etc. Your kids will realize soon enough how much you’ve sacrificed for them!

Anything that you believe strongly in is worth fighting for! You will never regret being a voice for what you believe in! Approach is everything, you will learn to find the words to share really hard things in the most gentle way possible!

You won’t always be right. It would be boring if you never had a good challenge! Just remember that when you are younger everything seems like you have plenty of time. Then, you get older and you realize that the less time you spend on things that don’t feed your soul.. THE HAPPIER YOU’LL BE!

Life is a journey! We are lucky for each day we are given! Do what sets your heart free! Someday, like today ~ you’ll be up at 3am writing your blog entry because you seem to be struggling with a bit of anxiety. Then, you’ll come to grips with the realization that worrying doesn’t change the outcome. What’s meant to be- WILL!

So if you are gonna lose sleep and be up at 3am, it better be over something you are dreamy and passionate about, like writing and what your looking forward to. Worry will never change anything. You shouldn’t worry about things we can or can’t fix because either way, worrying isn’t what changes the outcome! What’s meant to be, will! Even if it plays out in a different order than you planned or hoped, just embrace the season you’re in! The good Lord has a plan!!

Now I lay me down to sleep. I officially have my writing entry complete. Some rest will be important to bring my best for tomorrow, so I am giving my anxiety a shake. I am determined to rest till I should actually be awake!

Stay Rosy, Amber