If you could write a letter to yourself, what would you say? If you could give yourself advice for the future, what would it be? Instead of trying to change the past, why don't we ever think to remind ourselves of what's important latter in life. What if one day we stray off the path we are supposed to follow, why shouldn't we be able to have advice on what to do, and what better than than it to be from ourselves. We often think that we will stay the same and that our values will never be different but later in life we often forget what is true and what truly has meaning.
I wrote myself a letter the other day to my future self. Whether it be a week from now or 3 years from now. I think it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I wrote it one day after I had just had a discussion about life with my class. It was a class called theory of knowledge, and we just talked about what was bringing us down and the troubles we were facing. We were able to get our problems off of our chest and my teacher tried her best to give us words of advice. That night was very emotional, and I felt a weight lifted off of my shoulders just being able to express my frustrations and talk about my worries. When I got home later that night, I wrote myself that letter. I reminded myself that it's okay to just be me; it's okay to just stop and take a breath once in awhile. I know one down in my future I'm going to forget what I learned that night. I know that someday when I'm all alone I will just need a spark of inspiration and just someone to tell me that it's going to be okay. I want someone to remind me about the little things in life and to remember that even when life gets hectic, call you parents because they're probably worried or would like to hear from you. One day when I feel like nothing is going right, I'm all alone, or feeling a need for a little guidance, I can read my letter.
If you could just do one thing right now, do that. I promise you, you will not regret it. I know one day I will thank myself for writing this letter because it will come in handy at just the right moment. When I feel like everything is going wrong and just need some encouraging words, it's right there for me to read. If you get the chance, just try it when you feel that raw emotion. Whether you just cried from a movie that touched your heart, or heard the song you listen to when you're having a bad day, write all the feelings of your heart. Let yourself know that you aren't alone and that no matter what you will never go on the journey of life alone. Anytime your feeling down just read that letter, and one day, your future self will thank the old you.
