FINALLY 20

In a shocking turn of events,I turned 20 a month ago.My younger self needs a stern talking too,so here's my strongly worded letter to my 20yr old self.                 

Dear chiwo,

I've got three things to say and you will listen I don't how whether it will change anything.We haven't established the rules of time travel in this particular fiction but I'm going to try and it's going to sting let it sting invite the sting.

    

I have alot of changes going on mentally that is with the current world doing the most and fighting for independence at the earliest age possible. Well I don't like comparing my life to anyone but you log into Instagram and that's where the real "failure syndrome" kicks in you scroll your ig feed once you come across Teyana Taylor flexing about how she's been in different vacations in a span of a week you're there asking God questions. This is something that goes through everyone's mind at some point.

We compare ourselves to strangers that we really don't even know exist to the point we don't notice our small wins around us and miss on celebrating them, Yes we are ageing and we fear that we might get old without really doing whatever we wanted to do and that's really stressful but hey can we just celebrate being us. 20 made me realize that in the pursuit of chasing social status out here we end up abandoning our real self and what we have for the world.

     A NOTE TO MY 20YR OLD SELF 

1: TRUST THE PROCESS- Things happen when they're supposed to and not when you want them to what's for you is for you whatever you put in the atmosphere enough it's going to come back to you eventually.

2:LOVE PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE- You knew that they were capable of whatever it is that they did would you get mad at a snake for acting like a snake?? Meet them where they are they are who you met so just leave them where they are.

3: DON'T TAKE IT PERSONAL IT'S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT YOU- It's for your growth both personally and professionally it's to set you on the path you need to be on.

4:DO YOUR BEST- Have no regrets own your shit.

5:DO GOOD- Be good to people you never know where y'all will meet.