I am living

In all of your growing up, don't forget that life's not about looking cool. 

Dance around your room in your underwear from time to time & when you're walking out the door, be wearing something that makes you happy. Remember who you are.

If you want a love, find one that doesn't make you stay up wondering at 3am when you should be dreaming. 

and remember, your story is about so much more than a boy, and if ever one writes himself in that makes you cry more than he makes you laugh, promise me you'll rip out his page. 

& listen to me when I tell you, you are so pretty. the freckles that dot your nose are perfect & your messy hair never looked better. but you are also beautiful, like a flower growing through the cracks in the pavement, people are gonna stop & stare, trust me. because you're spilling sunshine with every step you take & you're so real. the books you read & the songs you know every word to. the color of your lips & the scar on your knee from when you were 9, nobody's you, love. & that's gotta be your greatest strength. there's only 1. 

& listen, life is gonna happen, take it slow. you're gonna get where you need to be, trust me. but in the meantime, enjoy the skin you're in today. you've only got this version of you for the next 24 hours. 

so c'mon, your life is happening right now. get to living it.