#41

letter to a beautiful gangster

Dear Elainne,

Whatsup beautiful gangsta, how ya doin? I want to encourage you right now that you can do, and be anything that you want to be. Giiiiiiiirl, don’t ever set boundaries for yourself because I know that YOU know that the sky’s the limit. First of all, I want to tell you that I’m am sooo proud of you for doing the best that you can do, sacrificing your summer to finish chem, not partying out ‘cause you know you got thangs to do. I commend you for that, and I know you have that go-getta spirit so don’t ever feel down! I know you’re overwhelmed right now and it feels like your being pulled in so many different directions as to what to do with your life. But please, please just be sure that whatever you do, you be the best at it! Promise meeeee! Ok?! Ok.

Well, with your hustler agenda, I just gotta say that I’m glad you took the time out to write what it is you want. You’re beginning to realize that if you want something, you have to carefully plan for that alright?! Alright. Smiley face. Right now, starting today- you are gonna go on a journey! I’ll call this journey: project dream to reality so I pray that you put your seatbelt on and are ready for your bright future ahead ‘cause shawty don’t play games. Forreals?! Oh you know I’m bout my biz-ness. Ok. Enough gangster-talk. Real talk. Real-gangster-talk.

Let’s go. From this moment on, I want you to do something every day, continually that will get you closer to having the life that you want. Whether it’s going to those intimidating dance workshops, taking that plane trip to Philippines, or looking up research to find out the steps it takes to making you want REAL- I want you to never stop. And do it. Day in, day out. And I’m only giving you this special project because I believe in you. I would never give you something I know you couldn’t handle.

And if for some reason, there’s some like- wall, up in your way. And all these other people are looking at that wall and turning around, I want YOU to be the one who find a way over that wall, through that wall, or dance through that wall, or Harry Potter magic that wall. Whatever you want. Just get it. And if your afraid, good. Because that’s when you know your really alive, and that’s when your living.

Shine on superstar,
Elainne 20 yr old