To the Me of 10 years ago

To the Me of 10 years ago 

Chasing that office isn’t going to bring you happiness – you get the office and it sucked 
Having multiple quals doesn’t teach you how to tie your own shoelaces , you still have days stuck on velcro 
The higher you climb doesn’t mean the higher the intelligence
Those acts of kindness that you don’t speak of will always come back tenfold
The help you learn to ask for is going to create you the strongest support network you could have ever dreamed of, for which you will never have enough words to express your gratitude 
You’re going to learn to pick your battles, sometimes the wrong ones, but that is when you will learn so much more 
You’re going to learn what quality over quantity really means 
You’re going to learn to accept, and not control, and when you do, you’ll find calm 
You’re going to learn that peoples opinions and problems with you are not actually any of your business 
You’re going to learn that letting the right people in makes you stronger than keeping them at arms reach 
You’re going to feel lost, you’re going to wonder if it’s all worth it and you’re going to want to throw it all in. But you’re not going to, because that’s not you
You’re going to fall. You’re going to have moments of weakness. You’re going to cry. You’re going to laugh at yourself because you’re confused as to how liquid can fall out of those eyes

But what you’re not going to realise are the eyes at the back of room that have been watching, and listening, and just as you’re about to change course, they step forward and now have the courage to say & do something they hadn’t before because of you

And then, you’re going to keep going. And that ripple is going to continue to grow

You’re going to learn that it’s not about you, it never was, but it’s about what you can do for others, and then, it’s all going to make sense
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