The Magic of Midnight

You know you’ve grown when you begin to face your fears and do the things you couldn’t do. Yes, growth can be subtle, but there will be evidence.

To start with, reaching this point in my life, where I can look back and share my newfound love for midnight and my midnight shenanigans with my past self, is a big achievement for me.

Once upon a time, there lived a girl who wasn’t only a scaredy-cat but a big crybaby too. You don't need to do too much to frighten or make her cry a river as she is always equal to the task. If you must know, I was scared of Santa Claus until I was in my late teens. Growing up, midnight wasn't the best part of my day; it came with an eerie feeling, one that I didn’t look forward to and wished it didn’t have to happen daily.

The first thing I will tell my past self about midnight is that midnight did not kill or harm me. As a young girl, I had heard so many stories and superstitious beliefs about things that happened at midnight, this only added salt to injury and eventually made sleeping difficult for me.

I will let my past self know how important it is to realize that the midnight I had always been scared of didn’t hurt as much as I thought, nor are the stories and suspicions about it true.

I will tell my past self that midnight is not scary or chaotic but peaceful, serene, relaxing, and comforting, and a lot can be achieved during this golden hour.

I will gush about how important midnight is to me right now and how deeply in love I have fallen for it. I will go on and on about how I look forward to spending quality time with it. Will my past self be astonished? Absolutely, as my new relationship with midnight might seem strange.

Lastly, I will tell my past self that all the horror movies I refused to watch back then because of how scary they were are only a product of fiction and nothing life-threatening as I had always thought. Apparently, they were only a combination of hideous costumes, props and weird sound effects. At this point, my past self would look at me with wide eyes, and I'll tell her "Calm down, girl, life happened," and I will smile at myself and be grateful for how fearless I have become.

What about you? If given the opportunity to tell your past self about midnight what will you tell him or her? I’ll love to read your thoughts in the comment section.

This is my response to the prompt 'What will you tell your past self about midnight?' and I am glad to share this with you all. To get more information about the prompt, you can check it out at the

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