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Dear me,
The girl I used to be wasn't happy, I surrounded myself with people who didn’t make me happy, they never made me feel like I was enough. I continue to grow every day and become more of the person I want to be. I try to not be someone who lets what people say get to me, it doesn't always work the greatest but I'm trying. I am not someone who is mean to others for something they can't control. I am not someone who falls behind on work at school, I never want my teacher to think I don't do my work. I am not one to talk bad about others, I know how it feels and what it can do to a person's self esteem. I am not one to judge others, because I'm too busy judging every move I make, I need to stop. I am not one who understands things very well, it takes me a couple of tries. I am not a good learner when teachers just talk, I need to listen and then re-learn it. I have never been good at math, it's something I don't understand no matter how hard I try, it's frustrating. I'm not very good at driving, I drive on the curb and halfway off the road 90% of the time. I'm not good at being alone, I feel too sad when I’m alone, I get too lost in my thoughts and overthinking. I'm not good at controlling my emotions, I feel like anytime someone is busy they just don't want to hang out with me. I am not good at expressing how I feel, I always bundle up my emotions and hold them in until I lose them, especially to people I know that love me. I am not good at accepting compliments and love, I feel as though I'm being put on the spot and everyone is looking at me. I am not great at meeting new people, I worry too much that they are judging me or they don't like me. Trusting people has never been something I'm good at, I'm too worried that once I let someone in they are just gonna hurt me. The person I want to become is confident, I want to be less connected to my phone and more connected to my friends and family. I want to know what I want to do with my life.
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