Dear Ness,  

Don't let your fears hold back from experiencing life. Be brave. Be courageous. Take leaps of faith. Ultimately learn to be your own journey. Learning is life changing. 

Be a kid for as long as you can. You'll miss not having a childhood later. And being an adult is not all it's cracked up to be. 

In those really dark moments where you contemplate ending your life, know that it does gets better. 

Don't ever forget those moments of aloneness and loneliness. There will come a time when you will wish you could have some alone time. 

Learn about your feelings and acknowledge them. Even the hate, anger and sadness. Those feelings that makes you a human. Sit with the pain. Even take it with you on your journey. Pain can be a beautiful thing so learn as much as you can from it. And as much as you can try to deny it, you are human and you love and feel and just want to be accepted as is. 

Have more fun. Don't be so serious. Let loose. Life is too short to be serious and stressed. Let people in. it can be incredibly scary but it can also be incredibly rewarding. 

Make sure to love yourself more than anybody else can. It will help raise the standard on how much love you deserve. And you deserve to be loved.

Not every decision or relationship is black and white. It's confusing and difficult but try and accept the gray areas. 

Believe in yourself. Dream big. Know you are worth it. 

Love,

Ness