Writing to winter: December 16th

Dear Winter,

It's normal to worry about things and get nervous. It's a completely natural feeling to want to do well at something and fear that you won't; especially if it's something that has the potential to dictate your future. 

Whatever you're worried or nervous about will not be there forever. In fact, I promise you that twelve months from now you will be wondering why on earth you were worrying about it. And the feeling when you realise that whatever it was has gone is fantastic. You'll feel so relieved so hold on to that thought and keep pushing on! 

Embrace however you're feeling; use it as a positive to work hard and hopefully succeed. But don't ever let anyone tell you that you shouldn't be nervous for something. If everyone was meant to think the same we'd all be the same person and were not! People can't control what you think, just like sometimes even you can't! 

Keep smiling, 

Kathryn x 

Writing to winter: December 15th

Dear Winter,

I've just realised how negative the past few days seem to have been so I apologise. But sometimes writing honestly is necessary and a good way of expressing feelings without causing any damage. And the weather has been awful recently so if nothing else, let's call it pathetic fallacy! 

In fact, let's start with the weather. When you learn to see past the annoyance of being woken up by rain repeatedly every night for at least a week, theres actually something quite comforting to hear the rhythmical dancing of rain droplets on the rooftops. After a while even the huge gusts of wind are nothing more than a melody with the power of taking you away to anywhere. And once you realise that you've got enough coffee downstairs to keep you up until Christmas 2015, the fact that you've been in an extra hour or to becomes less important. 

Being up early brings me chance to think Winter, chance to do things that I rarely get chance to do. In fact, it's how I've managed to fit quite a few of your letters in. Sometimes it gets me thinking about the best things in the world but they're not always. Having time to gather your own thoughts, put them in order and work out how to deal with them is extremely important and Winter, I guess I've got you and your rain to thank for that! 

Keep smiling, 

Kathryn x