1 00:00:00,910 --> 00:00:01,534 Great. Ahem. 2 00:00:05,432 --> 00:00:05,882 Dear Lindsey, 3 00:00:06,232 --> 00:00:06,862 Dear Lilly, 4 00:00:07,082 --> 00:00:07,412 Dear 5 00:00:07,732 --> 00:00:09,252 Bunny from long, long ago 6 00:00:09,472 --> 00:00:10,528 Dear me, 7 00:00:10,768 --> 00:00:11,355 What's up? 8 00:00:11,755 --> 00:00:14,598 This is a letter from your much older, cooler, better dressed self. 9 00:00:14,898 --> 00:00:18,068 I remember being you and I remember it being really really difficult. 10 00:00:18,218 --> 00:00:19,858 You're worried about a lot of things right now. 11 00:00:19,858 --> 00:00:22,106 The coarse black hair, the yellow skin, 12 00:00:22,106 --> 00:00:23,757 Your grades, your body, 13 00:00:23,757 --> 00:00:24,932 falling in love, 14 00:00:24,932 --> 00:00:26,465 dating, your body, 15 00:00:26,465 --> 00:00:27,558 the color of our skin or 16 00:00:27,558 --> 00:00:29,118 not feeling blackadent. 17 00:00:29,248 --> 00:00:31,144 You don't feel like you fit in anywhere now, 18 00:00:31,144 --> 00:00:35,995 There was this one really mean girl who would just bully me constantly. 19 00:00:35,995 --> 00:00:39,193 Some of the people you thought were your friends are going to write mean things about you and lie. 20 00:00:39,193 --> 00:00:43,457 The ones that push you around and don't make time, treat other people poorly. 21 00:00:43,457 --> 00:00:44,522 Grrrrrarrrrrg! 22 00:00:44,522 --> 00:00:47,910 But I wanted them to like me and I wanted to be more like them. 23 00:00:47,910 --> 00:00:48,898 'I wish I could be like them' 24 00:00:48,898 --> 00:00:51,031 And it was just silly, because 25 00:00:51,031 --> 00:00:54,358 all those amazing different qualities you have, no one else has. 26 00:00:54,358 --> 00:00:56,378 Embrasse them, experience them. 27 00:00:56,378 --> 00:00:58,522 Don't follow the crowd and be who you want to be. 28 00:00:58,522 --> 00:01:01,681 Stop trying so hard to be someone you're not. 29 00:01:01,681 --> 00:01:03,126 Don't let anybody else 30 00:01:03,126 --> 00:01:05,697 try to bring you down or make you second-guess yourself. 31 00:01:05,697 --> 00:01:06,900 Stay who you are. 32 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:10,130 It's ok to be different. It doesn't make you a bad person. 33 00:01:10,130 --> 00:01:15,183 There's not one person on the face of the planet who can replace YOU. 34 00:01:15,183 --> 00:01:17,844 You're gonna meet a version of yourself that you never knew existed. 35 00:01:17,844 --> 00:01:21,291 So don't stress out too much about how you look or how cool you are. 36 00:01:21,401 --> 00:01:23,809 Just go for it. Be unique. Yes! 37 00:01:24,069 --> 00:01:26,248 I mean look at you now, you're a huge weirdo, you're still different. 38 00:01:26,658 --> 00:01:27,879 People kinda like you! 39 00:01:27,929 --> 00:01:29,786 To go ahead, and mess up big. 40 00:01:29,786 --> 00:01:31,441 Failure is not the end of the world. 41 00:01:31,441 --> 00:01:33,456 Don't be afraid of being afraid. 42 00:01:33,456 --> 00:01:35,857 Just be strong and be confident. 43 00:01:35,857 --> 00:01:37,218 You are good enough. 44 00:01:37,218 --> 00:01:38,445 You always have been. 45 00:01:38,445 --> 00:01:41,564 You've got lots of energy, you're bursting with life. 46 00:01:41,564 --> 00:01:44,000 And you're gonna do whatever you want. 47 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:47,483 But I have to say, the most important thing, is to just have fun. 48 00:01:47,483 --> 00:01:48,711 Don't forget to laugh. 49 00:01:48,711 --> 00:01:49,917 Even with your braces. 50 00:01:49,917 --> 00:01:51,241 Confidence is key. 51 00:01:51,641 --> 00:01:52,845 You are unique. 52 00:01:52,845 --> 00:01:53,971 You are great. 53 00:01:53,971 --> 00:01:54,797 You are... 54 00:01:54,797 --> 00:01:56,363 You are 55 00:01:56,363 --> 00:01:57,297 Magical.