A Letter to the Younger Me

Hello you,

It's a cloudy Tuesday afternoon on the 29th of November 2016. How are you doing?

I would have never imagined that just thinking about you right now would make me so emotional. The young, silly and cheerful girl who was full of wonder.

I recall the time you were tying a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree. That was the first show you filmed, Coming Home in 2003. It was the start of something magical, something I am now so immensely proud to call my career. Thank you for pushing through all these years, and for eventually realising that it is indeed a blessing to be able to touch the hearts of people while doing something that you are so passionate about.

The crucial four years of your adolescence will wind up being one of the best periods of our life, 2009 - 2012. The friendships you make will go far and beyond that little comfort bubble and will continue to blossom in the many years to come. You may fall in and out of friendships but you will hold every friend close to your heart. Pay attention, because each and every person you meet will teach you something indispensable.

When you turn 16, you will start to become rebellious. Adventurous if you will. Your curiosity may lead you to do things that will get yourself hurt. But breaking the rules, falling down and hitting rock bottom will be pivotal to your growth. You will become aware of the amount of strength and courage you never once imagined you embodied. Positivity, kindness, and empathy will shape your soul as you discover yourself. You will catch a glimpse of me.

Love can be quite funny and erratic when you're young - a simultaneously enchanting and debilitating experience. Some relationships will fail and you will learn from them. You will understand what it means to let go of some things that although meant the world to you, was not meant for you. From that you will gain the capacity to release your tight grip on everything you ever wanted to control.

Love is otherworldly when you are older. Slowly as you mature, you will begin to make real the true self that you have kept, deep on the inside. You will profoundly realise your identity and come to terms with all your shortcomings. You will accept your place on this planet, no more no less, and focus your energy on being the best you. You will stop asking why, and start saying thank you. My dear, you will learn to love yourself.

When you share a heart of appreciation, love comes in all forms. Lucky for me, mine came in companionship. A personification of everything I believe in. Someone who encourages me day in day out to strive towards the person I aspire to be. And he does that just by simply being his pure self. Always genuine and full of wonder. The most beautiful person I have ever come to know. I have nothing but love and respect.

See, all these mistakes you've made, I cherish every single one of them up to this day. Some days can get dark and it may seem like it is the end of the road. But with every passing adversity, you have only proven yourself to be resilient.

Bad things happened and bad things will continue to happen. The perspective you choose to take, however, is what will steer your life in the right direction. And for your case, your enduring positivity radiating from above never once failed to penetrate through any of those gray clouds.

As I look back today, you were growing all along. You did not notice the changes because you were too absorbed and had forgotten to zoom out to look at the big picture. After all, the eye only sees what the mind is prepared to comprehend. So trust in the course of time and nature.

In the meantime, enjoy the ride.
For the story isn't over yet.

Love,
Me