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A Letter To My Yesterday Self

Sometimes we all need a little push of inspiration

Gabby Damico

Mar 14, 2016

Stonehill College

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This letter is a reminder we are here yet again, even though you thought the stresses and burdens of today were going to end it all. I will say, starting the homework a little earlier would not hurt, but nonetheless, we made it.

This is what I can give you assurance of: another sunrise, another night sky and another dinner spent thinking about the dessert you will end up eating after. You’ll get another smile from the guy who doesn’t know how you really feel about him and a glare from the girl who knows exactly how you feel about her. You will get the positivity from your mom on a short phone call that’s long overdue. You will get the negativity from all those pessimists who can’t see the brighter side of the sun you bask in. You will get it all, and these are truly the best gifts the future can give you.

Breathe it in. Embrace it. Live in it fully. Take every opportunity you get to make yourself better. Stop putting it off until tomorrow because, to my yesterday self, there are new adventures that await us every day and there is no time to accomplish the tasks that should have been long taken care of. Do not ruin the opportunities of tomorrow by wasting today.

I want to let you know that today, these 1,440 minutes, although seemingly difficult, is not the end all because, believe it or not, the things that happened to you today are forming a stronger you for tomorrow. You will wake up feeling victorious of yet another 24 hours because the problems you thought you could not conquer are now in the past. Remember, the past does not create the future, it just predicts it, meaning that it can change whenever you want it to. The situation may have felt unbearable, and you may have exaggeratedly mentioned how you will die if you do not finish that business assignment, but (not surprisingly) you survived.

Don’t underestimate yourself for even one minute. You are only as strong and powerful as you make yourself out to be. The uncertainty of the future is what makes it so beautiful. Do not worry, but rather trust that you've built yourself to make the right choices and that you've built yourself strong enough to make it on your own.

Best wishes,

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