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An Open Letter To My Future Self

Remember your past and look forward to your future.

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An Open Letter To My Future Self

Hey You (Me).

I hope you are smiling, smiling because you have made the right decisions and have fallen in love with our life and who you have become. I hope you are happy, the happiest you have ever been. I hope you understand the choices I made and accept that I made them for a reason. I have always tried to do my best for us, I hope that never stops.

If there is one thing I hope we have done, it's to have kept on writing. Passions are not discovered every day and I believe they should never be given up on. I hope you are proud and humble. For all the things you have accomplished and all you are still working towards. I hope you don't give up on your dreams and continue to pursue them actively. Although the path hasn't always been clear, I hope you have figured it out along the way.

I know better than anyone what you have been through and experienced, I hope the choices I made for you didn't affect you negatively and if they did, I hope you found peace with it and moved on. Do you recall all the hardships and obstacles you faced? Remember the important people you have thanked for their kindness and guidance and the people who helped you along the way? It wasn't always them. It was you. You moved mountains for You. You got out of bed every day, and it was you who had the dreams and desires in the first place. Never forget who you are. because you have made it this far. And you should be proud.

I hope you are content, I have worked long and hard to love myself and I hope that you love us too. I love myself now and I hope I am in love with my future self too. I can't wait to grow more and experience more. I hope you have traveled and become more culturally enlightened. I hope you have met your soul mate and fallen completely head over heels. You deserve the family you always dreamed of and the life you always wanted.

I am sure you are just as strong-willed and determined as I always have been. I hope you remember all the rough times and the times that weren't so rough. The times you just wanted to give up and didn't. The times your heart was broken and your thoughts were clouded. The times where you overcame it all. The times you persevered. Against all odds, you did it.

I am writing to you for many reasons, one of them is I want you (me, us) to remember why we are the way we are. I want to always be working towards our goal if you are feeling down, and low remember the love you are given every day. Remember the fun and the memories. Keep going, keep pushing through. You can do it. We can do it. Together always.

I hope we are still growing everyday but small parts are always the same, for example, never lose your strength to get through bad situations, your compassion, and empathy, and most importantly never lose hope for a better tomorrow.

Remember the days of true beauty, strength, and love. They will be the most important.

With Love and Promises to keep going forward,

Your Past Self.

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