If the woman I am now could talk to the girl I was then...

 

Reflection: 

That's me at age 13.

If the woman I am now could talk to the girl I was then...

I would hug her tight, and tell her, no matter what I love her.

She is the opposite of everything they will say she is.

She is loved.

She is beautiful.

She is smart.

And she is strong.

She is a gift and a blessing.

Her life is valuable.

She is powerful beyond measure.

And when it's all said and done, she will look back on all she will go through, exhale and say...

I'm still here!