Anonymous asked: <p>Dear past me,</p>

i could tell you so much. i could teach you how to overcome all these mistakes. i could help you learn how to care about the right people, and help you never meet those who were wrong for you. i could tell you how to avoid those embarrassing stages of your life-no one benefitted from that. i could ensure you that you are going to have the courage to grow into somebody. i could save you from all the tears, the regrets, the shame. i could save your reputation. most of all, i could tell you to never hurt those that mean the world to you, no matter what temptation comes out of the shadows. i need to tell you all these things, but given the chance, i would never. because all these mistakes, regrets, tears, and heartbreaks have made me who i am today. no matter how much of a mess i am and no matter how many terrible things i have done, i am still proud of who i am as a person, and i still believe i have a good heart deep down. and that’s all that matters. so don’t worry about the mistakes you’ve made, you’re making, or you’re going to make. it’s a part of finding yourself. keep your head up high, heart in your mind, and don’t give a single fuck.