If you’re familiar with my early articles as part of Her Campus, you know I wrote a very gut-wrenching article on my Bad Breakup that happened last September. (If you haven’t read this article, it’s linked here!)
Since then, some things have changed. Knowing this, I thought I’d do a minor update and send a love letter to myself. More specifically, Anna 9 months ago. So hello, me!
Since the day it happened, you’ve learned to let things go. It bothered you for a while at the beginning. You did some things that you definitely regret now; trying to heal in short-term ways that weren’t effective. Don’t worry, though, that didn’t last for long. You moved in with two wonderful new roommates who took you in as their friend. Additionally, you made tons of new friends through CWU’s dance company and the theater program. You surrounded yourself with happiness and love from other sources, which mended your broken heart.
You started dancing more than you ever had. You fell back in love with dance and the long hours it brought with it. Additionally, you realized for the first time that you picked the right career path and that you wanted to stick with Psychology and Law and Justice for the long haul. Your classes got you out of bed in the morning more than red bull. Most impressively and for the first time, you learned to love yourself first and foremost.
You involved yourself in more things on campus. I know it scared you at the beginning of the year, but you learned that putting yourself out there and taking risks lead to the best outcomes. You went to things like auditions and club events for the hell of it without letting your anxiety get the best of you.
I know you don’t know this now, but one of those club events would lead you to the person who would end up bringing out the absolute best in you, furthermore, reaffirming your faith in happy relationships.
So, though things seem so hard now, you end up so happy in the end. You are absolutely deserving of love. You wear your heart on your sleeve; don’t let anyone tell you it’s to your detriment. Stay strong, put yourself out there, and remember that you never know where life will take you.
I assure you, in a couple of months you’ll be happy you went out that cold night in late October, it was so worth it.