Letter to Me

Dear Chelsea,

You are at a very difficult time in your life. You are going through a lot of major changes all at once and some of the most important moments of your life are happening at the same time. You just overcame an incurable illness, you got into journalism school, you got married and your husband went away to boot camp. There are so many things going on that you can't help but feel extremely overwhelmed but I'm here to tell you that it's going to be okay.

Every day you get stronger and every day you get one day closer to your husband coming home and your dreams coming true. Sometimes you forget that the best things in life come to those who wait and nothing worth having isn't worth waiting for. You are extremely lucky and you have so many things that many other people in the world don't ever have like: a wonderful husband, insurance, health, education and a loving family. No matter what, it will all be okay.

There are days when you feel lonely because you have finally come to realize that you are extremely introverted but you're happy that you finally know that. Right now you have a job at a local restaurant which you love sometimes but sometimes drives you crazy. But you have a job, you're gaining worldly experience and you are gaining the ability to be a bit more social with others. You are trying new things and you should applaud yourself for finally getting the courage to expand your skills and get to know new people.

You started two blogs, which are both becoming successful in other countries. You finally took a risk in putting work that you've written on the internet for people to see, judge and comment on. For your entire life,  you have been afraid to share your work with anyone, afraid that they would hate it. Since you've started your blogs, you have been published and shared on 3 other blogs and have over 1500 readers. You even finished a book, started a new one and have been sending queries out to agents. That took a lot of guts that you didn't know you had. Congrats, girl. I knew that you had it in you. You should be proud of yourself. I know that I am.

I am so proud of you and who you are becoming. Continue on this path and nobody can stop you. We both may not know where your life is going to end up or what lies ahead but we can bet that it's an adventure. Good luck.

Love always,

Chelsea