Dear Dawn,<\/p>\n
Look at yourself now. You used to be so shy, and I suppose you still may be but you\u2019ve taken the time to grow.<\/p>\n
You aren\u2019t the same Dawn, you aren\u2019t the awkward little teen I used to know.<\/p>\n
You used to pick on yourself, your own worst bully, you used to let others make fun of you, the butt of a joke, truly.<\/p>\n
Now you don\u2019t do that. Now you\u2019re full of life. You may self-deprecate sometimes but it\u2019s not to cause yourself strife.<\/p>\n
I may have been a counselor, just some random person who gave you the time to speak, but I promise you you\u2019re doing better, this isn\u2019t your peak.<\/p>\n
You learned from your past self I hope, made yourself keep going despite starting at the bottom of an acute angle interior slope.<\/p>\n
It always gets brighter at Daybreak,<\/p>\n
Your friend and mentor,<\/p>\n
Charlie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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