A couple of years ago I wrote a letter to my future self, and today I'm going to show you all that letter, as well as respond to it and highlight the changes that have passed in my life since.

A letter from May 28th, 2014:

Dear FutureMe,
Hopefully you look better now. Like seriously. And please tell me youre AT LEAST five three. Thats always been my (our?) dream. Also I seriously seriously hope your grades are better because otherwise that would just suck. And if not then its all good because I love you and we've come a long way so it doesnt matter what happened along the way, we've made it! Youre 18 and probably the best you've ever felt! So congratulations! I bet college is amazing and youve met the best friends ever! Make the most of your time. Love your parents-they dont last forever. And remember to smile (of course you will who am I kidding). But you know. *Insert deep stuff*. I just want you to be happy. Just do what makes you happy and I believe nothing else matters. Ya feels? Haha I hope you still have that stupid sense of humor and I guess thats all. Dream on, live on, and rock on! The world is yours, own it! Okay I love you dont forget youre amazing. Kaybye :)

-Stuti Joshi

Thoughts:

Overall, this letter is so cringe and full of quotes I know my 14 year old self got off of Tumblr. I was and still am so cheesy that this doesn't faze me but I really wish I had written something more insightful or useful to present-day me. I can also clearly see that I didn't care much for punctuation or apostrophes. At age 14 I didn't even know what it was like to be apart from my parents and not cherish them. I had never lived away from them or gotten a chance to miss them and see just how much they do for me. While I agree I do feel the best I've ever felt, I know this is only because I feel the best I have each year as each year is full of growth and new discoveries. College is in fact amazing and I have met some of my closest friends here, but it is not at all what I had envisioned it would be when I was a freshman in High School. I still do want to be happy and find out exactly what that means to me but luckily I still have my stupid sense of humor to get me through! It's weird to see how much has changed since I wrote this, but also see how much of me is the same. For example, I no longer have any hope that I will grow to be five three, but I'm still really proud of all the challenges I've faced and passed to get here.