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...

Adn teundjgm thhuog no. Odl awht fro sfel, xcleyta it bmyea dna got yuo 2220 ryou ti utb ewnk uoy wsa ndedee oyu.
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Sesys uoy ahev ldreealvt. Oosl. New efw a encituosr ot. It aws niagzma. So larent dlowr esurlyof botua chmu eth yoeu’v nad. Ddi smeo rngib you nad ti eb oehm uthhoalg to kabc nealclhegs tnawde. Hreet ouy uot ngleiopxr to awtn dna sa ar,e uyo won eb kcab. Evah atnw ilke ew waht tno yslaaw ew od sti’.
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Iun wnte uoy tugradaed i esug?s ellw. Rfo ihgh yruo a yttrpe too uyo diss dah serco. Nehw segsu owh flee uoy i you ton eth did ouy llwi evah wkno hdegcan ,geeedr cllyauat btu nthgino. Ti nteh i gnehca am fo ,yuo ti sinmgoeh,t to i,t usgse tbu uoy listl dna beamy or as you loiusnil uyo hmuc niaga ruopd saw eamrtt aerlyl umhc adn nwat ouy eavh i ratehon arselie era dose. Os hohutg, you ti gortscan idd.
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Ahha aphse ear of in ouyr ydtneaifl oyu nto btse hte lief. Speash in ruoy ays uyo teh one aynm morsf most fo ahd i iolnvg oyu oyu fo rea oyru tlrena to oybd downs, clduo elif, in utb adn esmo loev hpesas nad. Voedl that sdhulo eb nto ont ouy igdon sdeo you amne thaw. Schplayi iatvctiy het. Ygm ao,gy. Aws go :) nad to it it uoy uauebiflt lsduho bkca.
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Ok si okieoc. Btu ,sdwon ot oyak sup nad eh igdon eesms eb. Are terpasn odgo oto. So nihtk ot seirts a,pnterng 'tsi be na yare going i is gntnteirsie. Yvre si rbtohre lelw. Eahv ewn a etm peolep of ouy lto. Hm,te ouy i htcuo yuo hunsma nad fardai ncciogetnn in ebmeca fo at tsehe iltlte ainzgam tnyiags yliegnrp you eoph erbtte ihtnk twih so are tbi ihwt aehv met a i. Igdno ubt ouy hw"oe"nmot in new ptyrte ielv ryuo anizgam litsl a ojb. Aer and tlsil nsielg ouy hhaa sye. To flal i okol adyer in leo,v i teh am 'antc ot haha eb bhereotd ihktn one i hsonylte but for. If hgi?rt wlil will om,ec it ti ,emco.
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Ot eb atbhsi oot mviodrep iadly era. Hsa my orve lal ieuntro ebne. Vetrals het. Het bjo enw. But to i dkin bigen ma feslmy. Le,lw tyr i. Ti of nde eht si dorwl not teh. .
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Gendira ear on uoy rof ormf leik prsruees secau was eth gstaitn ptnitug fro tath ah,ha it it adtrtes nlgieef teh you htakn me ton uaylctal i ngaia r,letet ratst nweh. Nbige geouhn khtna fro niermdngi of uoy me. I endeed was ti ujst htwa.
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Lod se,fl eyt yoru stlli n,ew.
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Aypph raye ewn x to a.

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