A Prompt

So as a writer, I often seek subject matter from the internet to help me get my creative juices flowing. I found this excellent site called the Writer's Digest that gives hundreds of excellent writing prompts that can be answered in 500 words or less. I thought that the prompt that showed up today was particularly excellent, so I am going to share it -- and my answer -- with you now.
Prompt:Write an apology letter to yourself for not taking a chance you wish you would have—whether it be in love, work, your writing career or even something silly.
Here goes:

Dear Hannah,

I just wanted to take a minute to apologize for not treating you the way you ought to be treated. I want you to know, before I start, that you are a beautiful individual with talent to share and a life to live. Please don't let anyone make you feel any differently, even me. I am so sorry, Hannah, for making you feel obsolete. For making you feel like you are not worth anything. I am sorry for hesitating, for making you believe that no one cared about your opinions, and that no one wanted to hear what you had to say. I am sorry that fear has ruled your life so much.

I am sorry I was so negative. You are living in a time of change and a time of trial. I am sorry I didn't help you get through as well as I should have. Hannah, because of me, you have missed so many opportunities to grow and achieve your potential. I am sorry I made you feel too afraid, to ashamed, to be yourself around your peers. Because of my foolishness, you were slow to make friends, slow to state your opinions, and slow to participate in things that would have really blessed your life. I am sorry I didn't step up and say hello to that one girl who you might have become such good friends with. I'm sorry I didn't go and sit next to that guy who looked alone and in need of comfort. I'm sorry I did not call that one person, although I had so many opportunities to do it. I think back of those opportunities and I am filled with regret that those were opportunities that we can never have again. I'm sorry I was so afraid to just ask people to come over -- maybe watch movies, roast marshmallows, goof off on the piano. It was no big deal, but I made it a big deal, and because of that, we never got to do it. I'm sorry for keeping my mouth shut, when I should have opened it. I'm sorry for not saying stop when people began talking about things that made you uncomfortable. I'm sorry for letting fear get in the way of what was the most important. What great opportunities we missed to lift others as well as ourselves! Now that they are gone, I realize how important they really were.
It's not too late, though. From now on, Hannah, I promise I will make a much better effort to take risks, to step out of my comfort zone for just a few moments and include others in my life. I'm going to be myself, no matter what others think of me. And I'm going to help others. I'm going to work harder. I'm going to stand up for what I believe in. And most of all, I'm not going to be afraid any more. I'm going to see every moment we have as an opportunity, and I'm going to seize each one. I am so excited for our coming year, and I know it's going to be great.

With love,
Hannah