Sierra Charlesworth isn’t a mother – yet – but that doesn’t mean she hasn’t thought about what she would say to her daughter when she does have children. This beautiful letter to her future daughter contains advice that just about everyone should read and share with the women in their lives.

My Dear Daughter, As I was driving in my car today, I thought about all of my insecurities. Yes, I am a grown woman and I was thinking of all the insecurities that I still have. Because, even though I think of myself as a pretty secure, confident, and brave woman, I still have issues with myself, unfortunately. I wish I could say I didn’t, but that’s not true. Because I am not perfect. I try my hardest to be the best person possible, but I am by no means perfect. And although this may seem hard to believe, I am human. I make many mistakes. And you know what, that’s okay. I want you to know that it’s okay to have insecurities. That it’s okay to not be perfect. That’s part of living this life. However, I don’t want that to deter you from still being a successful, confident woman. I wrote this before you were born. I wrote this before I even knew you were going to exist in my life. I did this for a couple of reasons: A) So that I can look back on this and remember B) So that you can see a little bit into the “young” version of my writing C) How cool to think of a future child and what I would want to say to her (you!) There are a few things that I want you to remember; a few things that I personally value that I think are important to your well-being, growth, health, and happiness.