A letter from Oct 07, 2022

Peaceful right?

Hey 23, its ur past self. Happy 24th birthday, I just read someones future letter that said they were halfway to 30 and, dang, I guess you're way closer than that. its already 10 year since you were 14... I feel like the past year gave me more strength and confidence to deal with ********. Im far from perfect but I believe in improving, one day at time. Hopefully you'll be better off from where Im at. Did you manage to get job in Iowa?? What stuff are you up to. Did we get a car or are we using Mikes car? I think the scariest part of future is, its so uncertain, sometime I have some idea but sometime its like blind drive in dark. Its October 7th and if you remember, we are in middle of starting a huge new chapter in our life. Im typing this in rest area in Nevada because we're moving to Iowa. Ive never been to Iowa. I have no idea what to expect. I just finished a scary drive through road work where I had to cross super bumpy white line. Its like, the unknown came and I had to be brave to face it. Im sure you'll have your own struggles and worries for future just like myself. but hey, you once did it and braved the cross country move to Iowa, you'll be able to brave the next unknown after all our fate is in universes hand and universe will protect and guide us. Just like how it gave us 16 feet truck for price of 12. If things seem extra fustrating, it is for a good reason. I love you. I hope Iowa is good to you, its one of the reason why Im driving 1700 mile over after all. Blessed be and Happy Mabon. Infinite Love, Your past, 23 p.s. Hows that burt bees chapstick collection coming along? so far I have Pomegranate for Cali + Vanilla Bean for Nevada. Did we finish the collection?

Epilogue

1 day later

Hello my cherished past self, 23,

Thank you for the birthday wishes. I wanted to confirm that I am better off...just with our daily effort bit by bit, it paid...

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We gdoo bjo solid got. . . Knwrgio rae eehrt ta threade a(ets ,konw oeenydj dikn ruo ursen lulf ew a-olt fo i stpedie ojb ritesnsed it omh,e tudecxpnee ftafs iengb time oplpee i)emt adn tbu adn.
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Dan ipapehts cfade meit dna smeo yoru dna eoms gihh iufficldt nad ihrbaydt estim osme slwo, nmie fo rvye etrnce we eebnewt. . . Iengdn utb eelf ,on isth yitenre,t itme orf dan sit dan no wnte it ekli.
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Iev oklo ceagllhen nad meco tophso arf in tiseedp ayhpp ktoo htnki, rrenutc whne sen,ic ehest igyenulen ,dya smltii rfuterh, and ta i o,aydt lliw eiunotcn nbdclyiier tessrs fyselm my i so nda fo og i rieorws enve so kloo ot i uro. Dsneraks eth fo rufuet gktina ocdul edai aveh e,b the lwlyos ilke wadn rgniekab tahw i gvuae oihrnz,o eth waya. Oucqrne aecf no, lal illw nad i i uocegra ahtt ointcune ncdeciofen ihtw to. .
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Owai si. . . Ot su mganzia htbo. Ear taref it oru lla wne si. I em elriidcbny for nad os aer oury vlgoin su telert emda yuo voel c,yr atth.
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Gdoo ntshgi rof enrosa a uyo ti rof "fi seme ni sthi trexa is swmdoi tgrai,ntsuf uryo wrdo fo tkahn. Atht drernemi eth lalcehnesg ldiiutcff i gsive deedne " rdwear atht sbte smto. I eden vaerb ot alcenehgl gueonh be xten our tklcea to.
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Ewll i evol as ouy. Elttre gte hickatspc is haut eht eth ot tulsr,sefs lelf mssdei ni tihs agirnkp ni tlo and ady ouy i elexreytm elaesp dah,r yerv ahecnc adn fo iegndsn omve xten wkno oyur sith. . . . Thta you asw was ti how it lla ni rwee, dne the otrhw axdhtesue ubt. .
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Aubtuleif hte ot nibignegn cemlewo fo ihonmsegt. Eht i oeynj atth hepo crzya ektsa tvunedraes em uyo smotrfnra you and ntoi. .
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Itwh cmhu so ,elov.
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Rouy 23 ftrueu fe,ls.

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