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...

Egjumntd no nda ghotuh. You eenedd wath alyxect wsa oyu rof dan slf,e it oyru nkew ogt 2220 tbu yuo ti amybe odl.
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Elldvrtae vahe oyu sssey. Olos. To wne a ucetsnroi ewf. Asw aazgmin ti. Lefoyrus so rdowl umhc tuabo nretal and hte vyou’e. Gclnseheal emso nad omeh ot you detwna rbngi be tluhhoga ti ddi abck. Eb are, ot ouy ckab now adn out sa you polgnexir natw teehr. Ew ew atnw ilke do otn s’ti eahv aswlya tawh.
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Wnte you rdeataugd u?esgs i nui ellw. Adh yuo a eprtyt oto rouy ssid ofr seroc ghhi. Aghdcen oyu otn tlylcaau yuo hnwe btu gotinhn uyo i aevh onwk ddi the liwl rde,gee suges leef who. Ehnt uoy alirsee ouy, tratme ubt uoy sgesu anwt uoy aebym gcahne opudr i dan ro uchm to was aer uyo i fo it ma uhmc heorant i,t oeds ainga ylearl as llits ognhemt,is vhea ti iunsilol nda. Ouy ,ughoht rotcsang os idd it.
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Otn feli of rae yrou tbse ni het haha difnelyta ouy saphe. L,fei fo elanrt osmt noe lvoe uyo pseash adn ,onsdw i in aer of nvlgio tbu yodb dah mrosf esmo and cudol uoy ni pessha the your to sya myan uoy ouyr. Nto be oindg nto odlhsu yuo thaw dseo mena taht you eoldv. Achisply ittyacvi the. Goy,a mgy. Uyo ti ti ot go dsoluh aws adn baitleufu kcab :).
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Si okeoic ok. Ubt ykao be wn,dso psu eh ondgi messe to and. Era oot oogd rpasnet. I an os tknih is be 'sit pnetga,rn irstse eyar ot inrgttniees nggio. Ohbrrte rvey is wlle. Ehav of epepol tem wne tlo a ouy. Thikn temh, gaanzmi nad at in yuo hoep era you a wtih gpinryle yuo i wtih sngiaty husnma tehse tlietl vaeh tme fidaar uhoct i tbi mecabe tbrtee gcnecitnon fo so. Uoy igdno tyetrp e""owmnoth btu aigmnza iltls oyru in a bjo evil ewn. Ltsil nlsgei esy dan yuo are ahah. Fro be noe ma okol to ot adeyr the in ncat' tub i i tysnloeh nkthi lafl i vl,oe roheetbd ahah. Ceo,m if it lliw liwl ,mcoe it hi?grt.
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Era vmerdopi be to hastib liady too. Nebe oevr uoreint sah ym all. Levsatr the. Ojb ewn eth. Dnik flsyem ma gnibe but ot i. E,wll tyr i. Eth it rwlod si of den teh not. .
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Kathn ehnw tgintsa ingaa it lkei for em upsrrsee on igutntp tarts teh fmor it wsa culayatl ofr rae cseua eastrdt glefeni rlett,e otn hte ,aahh i renidag htta yuo you. Me nbegi fo gmdnnirei rof knhat oyu ungeho. Swa awth ti tusj enddee i.
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Yte dlo eslf, yrou nwe, tslil.
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Pypha to a aery wne x.

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