Dear future me,
1. They keep saying "it gets better", I hope it gets better.
2. You're someone who cares maybe a little too much, and you have been hurt by it before. Despite that, I hope you still care.
3. I'm extremely proud of you for making it this far. I hope you no longer stay up until 2am contemplating.
4. You've always been one to accept people for who they are. I hope that hasn't changed.
5. You have the most beautiful mind, I hope you still have a passion for creating and helping.
6. One of your goals up until this moment is to change the world in some way shape or form. I hope you've changed someone's world.
7. Remember that where you've been is who you are. Travel places. Take a year off. Do something.
8. If you still aren't happy at this point, it's been too long of a time since you have been. Focus on yourself.
9. You've always had a hard time accepting yourself although you're so willing to accept others. Remember that someone out there is going to love you. Remember that you are worth something. Looks aren't everything, you punk.
10. Stop searching for your other half. You are a whole Brooke Ouray Archuleta. You do not need anybody. When you feel lonely, do something about it instead of just thinking more into it and making it worse. You are a whole.
-10 reminders and hopes for 19 year old me

Events of 2015
1. You were diagnosed with depression. You are currently taking 1 and 1/2 of zoloft everyday along with 2 vitamins.
2. You are seeing a therapist every Wednesday. She seems to help.
3. yo are infatuated with the idea of art, whether it be the spoken word, paintings, drawings, or music.
4. You're obsessed with social media. Instagram is your favorite. Today you have around 860 followers.
5. You're better at making internet friends rather than in real life friends. You're content with that however mom is kind of done with it.
6. Some of these friends include: Andrea, Mady, Alli, Braxton, James, Jackson, Calvin, Alec, Mehak, Erin, Kayla, Jaela, Hunter, and Vienna. (make a phone call to them right now)
7. You only have one friend that you see on a daily basis, Prestyn Hartman. She's something special. Call her up right now if you have her number. If you don't then search for it. Tell her you want to start a band and finally fucking do it.
8. This year you faced your first real heartbreak, Jacob Patrick Lawrence. Call him up, I mean if you have his number, if you don't, seriously don't bother searching for it. What he did to you was selfish and unfair to you. Despite that, if you have his number, ask how he is, about his job, and if he's happy. Tell him that 8th grade you sent yourself. Then update him on how great your life is going (even if it's not make up something about a boyfriend that you love more than anything else, let's call him Shawn)
9. You have discovered the magic of music, congrats. This year you are in love with classic rock and alternative. Your current favorite band is Nirvana, and I'm sure that's going to change a lot. Some of the bands you listen to a lot are A Day to Remember, The Beatles, The Front Bottoms, a Rocket to the moon, Flatsound, Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Ray, Led Zeppelin, Ed Sheeran, Blackbear, The Resolution, Never Shout Never, I Prevail, Sum41, Blink-182, and a lot more.
10. Your current relationship with your mom isn't very good, I hope it's fixed. Whether it is or not, I want you to call her up and tell her you love her. Thank her for all she put up with and thank her for all she has done, because even if you don't see it now, she's doing what she thinks is best. Thank her for that.
11. You do what you want, your punk-rock.
12. Name all of the one direction band members right now. (full names)
13. Go make yourself a cup of tea and sit down and listen to some of the bands I just listed it #9.
14. Write a poem or just something about how your life has changed since 2015. Make a list of he good and the bad.
15. Call up someone you miss. I don't care who it is. Ask them this:
-what are five things that make you happy?
-what's your favorite childhood memory?
-who influenced you the most when you were younger?
-How are you today?
16. I don't know if you still struggle with depression, but if you do, look how far you've gotten. I'm hella proud.
17. We'll YouTube is huge right now. Is it still? If so, what are your favorite YouTubers? Connor Franta, Jc and Kian? Danisnotonfire? Amazing Phil?
18. You sit in your room a lot, like a lot a lot. I hope that's finally changed. (is being sad still a trend? what about social anxiety? Tumblr?)
19. You struggle with a lot of stuff, I hope you're better at dealing with that.
20. You're so punk rock in 8th grade it hurts. pLEASE TELL ME YOU STILL ARE.
-May 21st, 2015
Mr. Mackie's English class in Webber Middle school
1:35pm