i would tell 26 year old me that coming home to yourself is a long, winding, often times lonely road - but you eventually make it back, and god is it sweet i would tell 25 year old me that the most rewarding and most painful thing you can do is be unapologetically yourself i would tell 22 year old me that the only constant thing in life, is change, and is impermanence i would tell 18 year old me that yes, you’re right, the world can be a cruel place, but you don’t have to be cruel because of it i would tell 15 year old me that all the love and acceptance you’re pining for from others, will never fill the void, you are what you need i would tell 10 year old me that you are fine just the way you are, that shyness and sensitivity are not character flaws i would tell 5 year old me that sometimes the people who are supposed to protect and care for you, harm and fail you instead, but it’s not because of you love, 27 year old me