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A Letter to My Childhood
        Mark              Architecture                        2018 —2020
        Robinson          Portfolio
        Dear little me,


        I hope you are doing fine. Since                      never makes you a bad person

        you are the person I once was,                        but rather makes you clearer
        I want you to know that please  in your decisions. I know that
        don’t  waste  your  precious  saying no can sometimes be

        time thinking about how to be  challenging but learning to
        better or how to make people  say it respectfully is an impor-
        happy. You were, and still are,                       tant thing that can greatly
        a good person. After all, what                        improve your personal growth
        is good? What is it to be good?                       and overall health. Focus on

        What should we do to be a                             your  own  success  without
        good person? Can we answer                            seeking validation or greetings.
        that? You may not have always                         Celebrate your achievements,
        understood what it meant to                           no matter how small they seem.

        be good, but I know that you
        have          a natural kindness                      Even if some people are unaware
        in your heart and you show it                         of it, be proud of the positive
        clearly through your actions.                         impact you make. Always keep

        It is a fact that we often wonder                     in mind that external approval
        whether our acts are good                             or acceptance cannot buy true
        enough or whether they make                           happiness; it can only be found
        other people happy. But, let                          within.  Don’t  be  too  hard  on

        me make one very crucial  yourself as you make your way
        point clear: It is impossible to  through life. Failure and mis-
        win over everyone. There will  takes are inevitable. They are

        always be people with different  opportunities  for  growth  and
        opinions and expectations, no                         learning. Accept them as price-
        matter what you do. What I                            less lessons that help to shape
        am saying is that of course, it is                    your character and offer ideas
        not a bad thing to think about                        for how you can get better. Last

        others and want their well-be-                        but not least, appreciate the
        ing. However, that doesn’t                            present. Making the most of
        mean you should not prioritize                        your time is vital because it is a
        yourself, which can make you

        feel upset.                                           valuable resource. Live within
        Don’t be afraid of saying no.                         intention and purpose. Follow
        There is nothing wrong with                           your interests, try new things,
        not doing something you don’t                         and  establish  deep  relation-

        want to. You also have bound-                         ships. Accept the wonder and
        aries like everyone does. It                          happiness that life has to offer.                29
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