Dear Teen Me,

At seventeen, you’re probably bracing for a finger-wagging letter from your adult self. But relax. You are right on track for a pretty amazing life.

First, you’ve known since you were quite small that life goes by in the blink of an eye. Even now, you’re expecting that 70 is just around the corner. And that’s good, because it’s absolutely true. And it’s a gift to possess a sense of how fleeting time is, because you’ll take your own dreams more seriously. And you are.

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