Dear Better Zoë,
Thank you for following your ambition even though people might rubbish it. Thank you for doing something you enjoy and persevering, even though it’s hard. Thank you for working to live, not living to work. Thank you for caring for those who matter, and not getting hurt by those who don’t. Thank you for taking your heart off your sleeve and placing it firmly back in your ribcage, where it belongs. Thank you for learning a distinction between sex and love. Thank you for learning to trust people, and learning to open up to those who trust. Thank you for being brave enough to give your heart to the one who deserved it despite the fear of it being broken. Thank you for being a hedonist. Thank you for playing at least as hard as you work. Thank you for being honest. Thank you sugarcoating the truth when you need to. Thank you for staying true to yourself. Thank you for fighting for the people and the things you believe in. Thank you for always going for the things you want. Thank you for being successful in the majority of these efforts. Thank you for getting back into your sports and your music and your art. Thank you for being prepared to try anything once. Thank you for keeping away from the drugs. Thank you for understanding yourself before you get too close to anyone else. Thank you for keeping your weight down. Thank you for jumping in at the deep end. Thank you for making the most of every day. Thank you for telling anyone who tries to control you for their own selfish reasons to go and fuck themselves. Thank you for not dyeing your hair so much. Thank you for embracing your feminine side. Thank you for smoking, and, thank you, for quitting on your terms, not for anyone else. Thank you for not putting all your eggs in one basket. Thank you for having hope.
Lots of love,
Zoë
xxx
