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A Letter To My Future Self

Jordyn Walker
Jan 25, 2016
Salisbury University
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Dear Future Self,

I have been getting ready for you for my whole entire life. I've been trying to make you perfect, trying to make sure things will work out for you, that you'll be OK. I've been trying to prepare you for what lies ahead, though at times it feels like a big impossible task. But I think this letter is a good place to start.

I hope you've stayed true to yourself. That you're proud of where you're standing. That you did everything you could to get to where you are. That you followed your dreams even when it seemed impossible. That the passion inside you still burns. That you love what you're doing. That you think it was all worth it.

I hope that when you look around you that you're surrounded by people you love; more than that I hope you're surrounded by people who love you too. That you have people who will pick you up when you fall. That you have people to laugh with, cry with, and have wine with. That you have people who will hug you so tight that all your broken pieces will be mended. That you have people who you couldn't imagine letting go.

I hope that you have let go. That you let go of the hate and anger. That you left the people who don't back you. That you let go of the insecurities. That you let go of the "what-ifs." That you let go of not believing you could do it. That you let go of the idea that you're not good enough.

I hope you have accepted it. That you have accepted that you are enough and will always be enough. I hope you have accepted help when its been offered. I hope you have accepted the times when you tried, and sometimes it's just enough. I hope you've accepted that things work out how they should.

I hope, more than anything, future me, that you're content. That you're happy. That you know the journey is long but worth it too. That your heart understands what it means to love and be loved. That you have gotten stronger from everything that's happened to you. That if I ever caught a glimpse of you that I would be smiling, that I would feel secure, and that I would be proud of you too.

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