Life right now, as a college student is, in a word, stressful. There’s school and work and trying to manage a social life and spend time with family too. Sometimes it seems like I don’t have time for half of the things I need to do and it gets exhausting. Sometimes I can’t see how I’ll ever actually graduate and get a job better than waitressing, but I know that eventually all of that will happen for me.
Dear Future Me,
You probably have a lot more stress on your plate than I do now. You’ve probably graduated, gotten a good job, and now you’re stuck with bills and adult problems. Even with all of that, I hope you’re having fun. I hope you’re still going to concerts and taking road trips with your friends.
I hope you don’t take life too seriously. Yeah, I get that paying bills and being an adult isn’t the easiest thing in the world, but if you forget to joke about it every now and then you won’t have a very happy life. Joke about the things that sometimes make you want to cry. Life is too short to not find the humor in life.
I hope you take chances. I’ll admit, I’m not the most outgoing person right now, but I’m working on it. Life is too short to overanalyze everything. I don’t want to wake up one day and wonder what would have happened if I took a chance on something I really wanted rather than playing it safe. I hope you live life to the fullest and stop trying to do what people expect from you. If you do that, then your life isn’t really yours.
I hope you’re proud of yourself. You have overcome a lot and you’ve toughed it out when things go difficult rather than giving up. I know sometimes you wanted to. You’ve come out of every challenge stronger than ever. You’ve kept going even when it felt like there was no light at the end of the tunnel. I know it hasn’t always been easy.
I hope you never settled. You know what you deserve and I hope you go for it. I hope you never let anyone tell you that you can’t do something, and if they do then I hope that you prove them wrong. You can do anything you set your mind to and I hope you realize that. Just believe in yourself and you will end up where you’re supposed to be.
I hope you have some amazing friends. I know you have a lot of great friends right now, but who knows what could happen in the future. Make sure you tell them how much you appreciate them for dealing with your craziness on a daily basis.
Finally, and most importantly, I hope you are happy with your life. I know you have goals and dreams and I hope you make at least some of them happen. I hope you get the chance to travel and see new things and I hope you follow your heart because it will take you to where you need to be.
See you soon.
Present Me