Dear Twenty Year Old Self

This is me at Twenty making the weird face...Don't ask why...Still don't know



I am BIG fan of the talk show, "The Real" and todays (yesterday in your case) episode had a segment where they each took a turn and gave advice to their Twenty year old self. I identified with each of these women's advice to their former selves and I decided that I would write a letter to my Twenty year old self too.

Dear Twenty Year Old Mimi,

First off I would like to ease your mind with the fear of not being successful because success cannot be measured by material things. It can only be measured by the happiness you obtain by doing what you love. So it will take you some time but you will find true happiness which will be the biggest success you could ever imagine.

Let go of petty grudges sooner rather than later because you are only hurting yourself in the end. Also let go of the "High School Sweetheart" he didn't know how to treat you, in high school and he definitely does not in college. It will hurt, but trust me you will live. Open up to new people, don't focus on one boy while at school, meet new faces not just boys but girls too. Don't be shy to say hello to someone. Instead of awkwardly meeting new friends in the future that you never talked to in college, meet them sooner because you formed some great bonds in your adulthood.

Listen to your mother and father more....yes, they are "old" but they have been twenty before and can teach you things and also prevent you from making the same mistakes they may have made.

People come and people go but remain close with your family. In the end, they will be the only ones you can rely on.

When B.Wynn approaches you and says he likes you, don't brush him off all the time....oddly enough, he ends up being your soul mate. Crazy...I know...I am still in awe of this lol

Continue to work hard because regardless of what you hear or think, you will graduate and have a job waiting when you graduate....actually you will start work a week before you graduate....and you do get into law school, it won't be at Central but you will be happy there....for awhile.

Basically, meet new people; cherish your family; have fun and just be twenty because it goes by fast.

Live, love and laugh as much as you can and you will be fine.

What would you say to your twenty year old self? Leave a comment below, I would love to hear from you.