Pieces of Me: Day Seven

Dear Friend,

Someone who has made your life worth living for.

My mother. She has been my rock, my foundation, my guidance, my friend, my support. She has loved me and treated me with kindness and respect. I could not have asked for a better mother. She is my inspiration. She is filled with so much kindness, patience, intelligence, love, compassion, ambition, strength, and most of all sincerity.

She never ceases to amaze me.

To her, I owe it all.

Today, I'm grateful for you,

Keep him safe,

Erika

Pieces of Me: Day Six

....Hi.

Something you hope you never have to do.

I hope I never have to give up my dreams and my identity for love. I hope that I will be able to find happiness while keeping those intact.

Please,

help me to do this.

Today, I need you.

Erika

Pieces of Me: Day Five

Hello again,

Something you hope to do in your life.

You know how everyone says they are going to change the world some day? Affect something?

Yeah, well, me too.

But not in that shallow, unplanned way most people say.

Ghandi said, "whatever you do in your life will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it anyway."

I believe in this. Firmly.

What I do might not move mountains, change laws (or maybe this one), save live, etc. But it is very important that I do it. I CAN affect the people around me. And if I'm carefully, and work suuuuper hard, maybe the effect will be positive.

So, here's my plan:

1. Graduate with my bachelor's degree

(the order of 2, 3, and 4 might be rearranged depending on opportunity)

2. Teach ESL abroad

3. Join the military

4. Go to law school (hopefully at Yale, so I can be on their Quiddich team ;])

5. Become an ADA

6. Get elected as a DA

7. Get elected as a Judge

8. Ensure the civil liberties of all American citizens.

I know, long list.

But I've got a lot of time--might as well make the most of it, right?

I WILL change the world because it is important that I do what I am meant to do.

I'm going to do all this, just you watch.

And you're going to help me do it.

Love,

Erika

Pieces of Me: Day Four

Dear Friend,

Here i am again, with more pieces of me.

Something you have to forgive someone for.

I have to forgive him for lying to me, for making me feel ashamed of who I am, for making me believe that I'm not good enough.

But I do. I do forgive him.

Erika

Pieces of Me: Day Three

Dear Friend,

Hello, again.

Something you have to forgive yourself for:

I have to forgive myself for every time I let someone tell me I wasn't good enough. I have to forgive myself for letting other people govern my life.

But most of all, I have to forgive myself for hurting him. I never meant it, and if I could take it all back, I would.

I have to forgive myself; if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to survive.

Today, I'm sorry,

Erika

Pieces of Me: Day Two

I know, I know; it's been forever. So sue me.

Something you love about yourself:

I love my ability to reason through problems. I love that I can rely on the fundamentals of logic. And most of all, I love that because of these things, I am a very intelligent person and they will take me far someday.

I just have to make it to "someday."

Ready, set, go.

Tune in next time for more pieces of me.

Today, I don't think I can admit that you exist.

Erika