letter to a little me .:reprise:. by LeahShae, literature
Literature
letter to a little me .:reprise:.
have some hard-won lessons:
1. things are hard, but here's the kicker -
everyone is just as imperfect as you are.
2. yes, you do have demons.
make friends with them. this way,
when they start causing trouble,
you can say "oh, honey, be a lamb,"
and send them out on errands for a while.
3. you will give your heart out freely
and unabashed.
sometimes you will have it politely returned.
sometimes you will have it set on fire.
always
you will heal.
never lose this capacity for implicit trust.
because after all -
the people that matter will crawl inside your skin
and treat it like their own.
4. here's the big secret -
your purpose in life is t