10 Things I Will Tell My Daughter

Dear future daughter,

Today, I am 19. I have no plans to have kids but I know there will come a time when you will exist. I’m in University and though I’ve learnt a lot of things, I still have miles to go. There are several things I wish I’d known earlier. Take these few. You’ll discover your own lessons.

1. Be kind to everyone even to those who don’t deserve it, they probably need it the most.

2. Guilt is a worthless feeling. Learn from the past and get out of it.

3. Want to know what’s sexy? Humility and confidence. Period.

4. When you are unhappy with something move on or find a way to change it.

5. Smile at other girls. Smile. Don’t get jealous

6. Be polite. Everyone you meet knows something that you don’t. You have something to learn from everyone you encounter.

7. Fall in love. With books, movies, songs, boys and any other thing that keeps you going.

8. No one is your other half. You are whole. So don’t wait for someone to complete you

9. Try not to care much what other people think of you. What you think of yourself matters

10. Not everyone is going to love you. It’s OK. Someone else will.