A, crowd-sourced, letter of advice
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More than 3,000 students attend WHHS. We asked them for advice, and The Chatterbox compiled it into a helpful letter to yourself.
As the new year begins, people usually reflect on their past year and past selves. We crowd-sourced advice from WHHS students based on their responses to a survey posted on Schoology in January.
Dear Self,
You are already enough.
Don’t base your worth
on a man
or
how others view you
because you’re beautiful sis!
Prioritize your happiness.
Don’t weep for the stupid,
the toxic “friends”,
and the heartbreak;
you’ll be cryin’ all day.
Figure out who you are.
Every mistake, every bad day,
shapes you into
who you are meant to be.
It is all part of the story.
You CAN be what you want to be.
Don’t ever for a minute think you can’t do something
because of the color of your skin,
or your gender, or anything else.
Don’t give up if you really want it.
Enjoy being a kid
but
think first.
Tomorrow’s another day
though it’s not promised.
Have your adventure.
You bring a smile to so many people in this world
and you make everyone laugh
when you tell your silly jokes.
You’re a lot cooler than you think you are
and you’re only getting cooler.
Go pet a cat.
Sincerely,
Me
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