DEAR LUCY

Dear Lucy,

I am writing this to you as a friend and someone who cares so please read it, although it may be hard to hear... please keep reading.... You are rude and uncaring. You are caught up in the never ending drama that you project onto your life and you think you're drowning in shit but no one is putting shit on you but yourself. Your fowl language, ignorance, bad spelling, ridiculous facebook updates and negative tone are really starting to get to me.

You are never ending with disgusting gossip and lies and never once do you stop to think of the consequences of your actions nor do you even bother to acknowledge the consequences when they appear. It is none of your business what other people do. The way people live their lives is their choice and yes I know the way you live yours is your choice but it seems to me such a waste.

You have no class and even though I know you are an intelligent girl for some reason you chose to sit behind the wall of stupidity you put up when we look at you. Your make-up, shoes, clothes, electronics and social networking sites are all that matter to you and you have no idea where to draw the line and I'm not even sure if you know that there is a line that should be drawn (which there is). You cannot be alone and when you are you are txting someone to see if they want to 'catch up' or on some chat bitching to a girl or flirting with a boy. You are empty and lack any real meaning. When you get into a relationship your insecurity and lack of self awareness causes you to turn into an over needy, clingy, jealous, judgemental, non understanding or forgiving crazy person and then you wonder why the relationship turns sour.

You think bugs are 'yucky', rain messes up your hair, the sun is only there to give you cancer and the only walk you take during the week is from your front door to your car. You are full of fear and doubt. You might flick through a magazine and read a bit on Brangelina if it is really 'juicy' but that's the closest you get to reading. You are constantly bored and seeking attention. You get so drunk every weekend that you don't remember the night which makes me question why you would even do that in the first place because you always say you just want to 'have a good time' but half the time it ends in disaster anyway. You are lazy and don't give a damn about others let alone yourself. You flit from day to day filling your mind with meaningless bullshit and all the while in the back of your mind you are wondering if it will ever end? I am here to tell you that it wont end.... unless you put a stop to it.

When is the last time you said 'thank you' or 'sorry'? When is the last time you were grateful for something or someone in your life? When was the last time you told your family how much they mean to you? When was the last time you withheld judgement because you realised it is none of your business and you are not one to judge? When is the last time you sat down on your own and wondered what kind of person you wanted to be and where you wanted to go in life? Have you ever written down your dreams and aspirations? Do you even have any?

You seem to have forgotten that life is a gift. A walk in the park or listening to your favourite piece of music is a better way to unwind than getting plastered on vodka blacks. The world is not against you. You can be, do and have anything you wish but you have to put the effort in. Your attitude determines every second, minute, hour, day, week, month and year of your life. Would it hurt for you to be more positive? No. Is it possible for you to change your mind, circumstances and bad habits? Yes.

Take small steps in the direction of your goals and consciously do it every day. Make an effort to stop being 'that girl' and the behaviour that she displays because I love you but I don't like her. I hope you now take control and put some effort and thought into your life to become the empowered woman you really want to be. It doesn't matter that you don't have much money, where you live, what your circumstances are or your level of tertiary education... you can start right now to help put more meaning, love and happiness into your life. We live in a country with so much opportunity people don't even know where to start. We have information and education at our fingertips. Take the gift of life and be grateful that you have it at all.

Love Case

Lucy is in all of us. We just need to recognise which parts we have in common with her and make effort to be who we want to be instead of being her. Whether you see a little of yourself in Lucy or a lot... just start where you are and do a little every day and certainly don't despair. You are human and any human experience is amazing. But yours should be the best. Why cant we be the ones who are successful and people look up to and say “wow! She really is amazing!” or “He inspires me in my life to do better because he leads by example”. We can be. We can be the example. We can be the successful ones. We can be the people others look up to. YOU can be. And you will be. Just make the choice.

Stay fabulous!

CLE

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