🌼 I want to start off this post by wishing all Ethiopians celebrating the New Year, A very very very happy new year! 🌼
Dear future me,
You have worked really hard to get to this point in your life. I hope that you look back and find that all of your life experiences were worthwhile, that you gained a lesson out of all your mistakes and that you came out stronger than you were before. I hope you have learned to say no more and that you find your yeses a lot more meaningful and not out of "yulenta."
When making a decision make sure to think and double think about how it will affect your future and not make emotional ones. Continue to love and hold on to your values, especially that on family. Blood can be thicker than water sometimes. Choice wisely on who you allow to be your friend as most people in your life are there for a season and not permanently. If anyone in your life wants to leave let them go. Be okay with being alone as you are your own best friend.
Don't be rushed by social norms when making life-altering decisions. You don't need to be married at a certain age, you don't have to look just like all your friends, and you sure as hell don't have to settle for anything less than what God has planned out for your life.
Which brings me to my next point, make sure that you are putting God in front of all your actions. Make sure you consult with him first. Make sure that you don't allow anyone to make you feel small or undeserving of respect. Process things! Always! Continue your bible study because trust every story has many lessons that apply differently as you get older and hopefully wiser.
And above all you are going to be just fine. I know you still stress out about things that you won't care about a few months down the line but keep on keeping on. Make sure to keep shining as that will inspire others to do the same.
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
*This quote has meant something different at various points in your life. Keep reading it.