My 20 year old wisdom on life

This is a letter I wrote to my sister after she went through the hardest time in her life. She just sent it to me thanking me for sending it to her over 10 years ago. I am going to take my own advice.

Letter to sister:

Hello precious angel, If only you knew how wonderful you are. You are so talented in so many ways. We have trouble seeing our own. We go through life, no one really knows why. Everyone is in the same boat. But we set goals for days, months, and years so we can feel that we are completing something. Sure, maybe we are pretending and making big deals out of things that seem insignificant - but we do this to keep our sanity as long as we can - because we do have some time ahead of us.

I have been down in the dumps - and it does feed into itself. Negativity attracts negativity. But I decided to eliminate all the negativity - people, bad habits, etc. and replace it with good, positive things. Yes, that is the hard part - but it doesn't happen over night. The early bird gets the worm. You've got to start now. I've got to warn you though - at first - it is annoying - nice people, smiling, good habits. But that is because being where you've been, you can't relate to them/it or understand them/it. Learn to laugh at yourself when you screw up! I do - hey I might look silly and redfaced but then you can truly laugh because it's funny that you're being so silly. Not stupid - just a silly little human. Just remember, everyone you meet is afraid of something, loves something, and has a lot of something. Pay as much attention to the things that are positive in your life as to those that give you trouble.