A letter from Jan 4th, 2022

Peaceful right?

Dear FutureMe, What a wonderful year you had. One of the best ones so far right? Well, at least in terms of your progress, growth, healing, learning, discovering. I hope you managed to travel to a few places as you planned to, wouldn't it be your first proper solo trip? Tell me all about it! Did you finish your degree? How did your dissertation go? I am sure you did amazing; it must be so hard writing in your second language, plus having so many other responsibilities to do that most students do not have. You working hard while studying gave you all the savings that you have now, and I hope whatever you are going to use it for you will enjoy it. How's the gym going? Are you still into it? I bet you are in the best shape of your life right now. How's Cookie, how's mum and others? Are you still living with them? I don't know why but I am so excited for you, I can feel something good happening to you this year, there is so much to discover. You may be living in a different city, doing a completely different job, being around completely other people. Deep down, I kind of hope you are single;) Unless you found the ONE. Do not lower your standards girl, get someone who deserves you, and in the meantime give the extra loving into yourself and your dreams. How're your daily habits? Meditation, waking up early, walking, eating mindfully, learning french? I hope I'm not putting too much pressure on you now. Whatever you have achieved is more than last year, and that's progress. I am proud of you. Anyway... you will receive this letter on NYE next year, well this year now. And I hope whatever you are doing, enjoy yourself, reflect on 2022, dream big for upcoming years, be grateful, and more importaly, give yourself hugs. You are enough, you are worthy, you are loveable, and deserving joy, excatly as you are. Lots of love, Your old 2021 self x

Epilogue

1 day later

Dear old me,

thank you for this letter. i was really looking forward to it. to see what you wrote. to see what changed, what stayed the same. with acceptance...

Gdjmeunt nad on uhtgho. Wken ti ddeeen athw ofr ,efls uoy ti swa your adn bayme tog 2220 you ctlyaxe uyo ubt dlo.
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Avhe sseys uyo laveelrtd. Sool. Ieunrcots wef ot a new. Wsa aimngza it. Nda nrtela het rowdl yusloefr so mhcu ’eyovu tboau. Did mose and it cbak dnwate ecgnllesah hgtluhao mohe eb you to rbngi. Eb watn as erhte ot uoy kabc re,a adn otu you lrixpoeng own. Kiel ew awtn ew ayawsl ahtw ton od ’its heva.
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I entw lwle nui audgrdeat uoy e?ussg. High scroe oto rttepy uoy a yuor had isds orf. Wnhe ubt you iwll ussge you ont aytculla how ged,ere lefe tinnhgo i wkon ndgchea ouy veah the ddi. Or yuo, yuo fo tanw gcaneh am hent slloiuni i oyu ti ti, ouy llits btu humc irelaes wsa aeyrll sseug arehotn sa agnai aebym and to i are it podur aremtt uyo vaeh hmcu nad heoimgsn,t odes. Ti ohhug,t so rtgsaonc ddi uoy.
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Hhaa sebt aiteyflnd phase eht oryu are ton elfi you ni of. Nda had relnat i nda esphas eon olev oryu s,donw ni fo your ocldu ynam volgni btu fo in otsm oyu fil,e sya aehpss osme uoy ot byod eht omrfs oyu ear. Oyu twha not nto ogdin odes thta eb uoshdl ledov yuo mean. Caplsihy ivtyatic the. Gym ,ygao. It shduol ackb uiafbulte swa ot dna yuo og it ):.
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Okceio ko si. Oignd sup nad he ayok wnsdo, be btu ot meess. Sretanp oto ear gdoo. Sisetr an itsnregnite ioggn is so reay to be eangn,ptr i hkitn is't. Ellw tbehror rvey si. Wen of aehv a poplee mte tlo oyu. Ginoetnncc uyo mt,he eehts ttleil hctuo so i manazig oyu dna ni epho emt ridfaa era eeabmc i rebett nhtik manhsu ta of bti a twhi hiwt veah lgrepniy oyu ygatnis. In btu rpttey imzgnaa uoyr wen yuo a wmtenooh"" illts ogndi job ilve. Haha you ilstl ilgnse sey aer dna. Reayd one ot in 'tnca yheslotn ubt loko tnhki oebedrth i elov, ofr be ahha allf eth ma ot i i. ,omec iwll ti will it?hrg ,cmoe ti if.
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Ahstbi vireompd to eb aidly oot are. Ym ebne inertou all orve has. Erlvast het. Hte job wen. I mysefl ot ma ngbei ubt idkn. I l,wel rty. Hte nto of dne teh is it lowdr. .
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Gaani newh rasedtt i you atth fleieng it aer tsanigt on oyu ucayllta prressue me ergadin rfo trl,tee rfo wsa teh ti otn aeucs ttnpgiu leki het anthk fmor ahh,a tsrta. Begin of ierinndgm em uoy for tnhka ehguon. Eeendd i asw jtsu tahw it.
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Fe,sl wen, uyro yet dlo slitl.
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Ryae ot x a wne yhapp.

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