Dear Jordan from high school,

Yes, I’m you from the future. A lot of things have changed since high school. Let me tell you something. I’m going to tell you a few things, and when I do, you might be surprised when I tell you them, but you might not be surprised. You don’t believe me. Well, if you don’t want to know what happened during or after your high school years, I guess I won’t tell you. Oh, you’re actually begging me to tell you. If and when I tell you what happens, promise you’ll forget about it after reading this letter. Good.

First things first, I wanted to say that you started writing a book during your freshmen year. No, I’m not kidding. You didn’t want to wait until after college to start writing your first book. The idea just came to you in your head, naturally. Then, you decided to start writing it. My advice to you is, don’t give up on writing. Once you start writing your book, it’s hard to stop. It becomes a habit in a good way, not the bad. Also, reading helps you become a better writer. Yes, I know you love to read. You’ll read a lot of books during your college years. They will help you to write better. You will continue to write and expand your writing.

I know you encountered bullies in high school. It does get better, but not as better as you wanted it to be. You have friends who protected you from the bullying that happened to come into your life. That wasn’t while you were a freshmen. I’m sorry that it happened to you. I know what you were going through. As the years go by, you will be negative for a while, but soon you will be able to be positive about yourself again. I’ll explain about that later. You shouldn’t listen to those people anyway. You are not ugly and fat. How do I know you ask? It’s because you will start to listen to and believe people when they say you are not ugly and fat.

In addition, I know some people had said that no guy would ever like you or want to date you. That’s not true. You will meet a guy who will find you beautiful and not weird. He accepts you for who you are. You guys will have a lot of things in common. He is a better guy than the guys you had crushes on in the past. You want to know who he is, you ask. Well, I can’t spoil that for you, but I’ll tell you about him. He’s handsome, funny, smart, and will be special to you. Trust me on this one. Once you meet this guy, you might not realize it at first, but you will fall in love with him as you get to know him.

Those are the things that I wanted to tell you. Don’t forget you have family and friends who love you. Don’t you ever forget that. Promise me you won’t.

From,

An Older You