Advice To Your Younger Self

From: Elena Ender

To: Elena Ender

You’re not not like your peers, and you're certainly not better than them. Your individuality complex is not serving you and is absolutely not going to land you any quality friends. Community is important and you will always be better off opening up and letting yourself be vulnerable than when you put on some shitty, mysterious facade.

Don’t be afraid or embarrassed to have feelings. It's human, and humanity is a magnificent thing to experience (even when it hurts).

And take care of yourself. Wholly and radically, take care of your mind, body, and heart; no one part is more important than the others, because they all work in tandem. The universe was made intricately and mystifyingly, so you should do your best to balance yourself so you can experience as much of it as you can.

From: Adam Johnson

To: Adam Johnson

don’t take the plea god damnit don’t you know how many rights you have at trial there’s a whole bunch of protections it’s not just the presumption of innocence but the prosecutor has to actually call witnesses and present evidence and turn over all the Brady material before trial and your lawyer can bring motions and the prosecutor has to prove everything beyond a reasonable doubt and that’s a high bar jesus christ just don’t take the plea for gods sake trust me if you listen to me you won't have that fucking conviction forever and you can thank your lawyer, you can even give him five stars on google 20 years later, and you know he likes his five star reviews, that sinker! just don't take the plea deal!

From: Mark Berg

To: Mark Berg

Do not sleep with Sandi.