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Future Self. Imagine yourself five years from now. What advice would you give your current self for the year ahead? (Bonus: Write a note to yourself 10 years ago. What would you tell your younger self?)
~December 21 prompt
At the risk of repeating myself, the whole concept of a five-year future plan isn’t in my repertoire. I can barely piece together one year at a time, and generally I don’t think I’m in charge of such things. As a friend of mine likes to say, life works best when there’s a flow, and in such a flow you can kind of guide where things are going in the foreseeable future. But only that.
My Future Self however, might have this to say to the Current Me:
Hey chica,
You always knew time travel was possible
And this is your proof!
Yes, I’m YOU (me/us) from December 2015!!
(don’t share the whole time travel thing with anyone for a little while, okay?)
Anyway… if I remember correctly
The end of 2010 was another one of those turning points we’ve had so many of now
But life’s gonna get real interesting in the next five years
You’ll go places (internally and externally) you never imagined for yourself
Not saying it’s gonna be easy because, y’know…
It’s never really been that way, has it?
But you’ll be happy. Really happy.
The most important thing you need to remember is this:
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
Keep that top of mind, and it’ll all work out.
Love Me/You/Us from 2015 xo
A little while back I wrote a letter to my 12 year old self, but what would I say to my 29 year old self if I had the chance? Keeping in mind, of course that I actually can’t change anything that’s already happened.
Hmmm, maybe it’d go something like this:
Hey sweetie,
It’s time to wake up.
Wake up.
I said, WAKE UP!
Yep, it’s me. Or rather, you. I know, how weird is that?!
It’s not that I thought you were physically asleep just now
But you do an awful lot of day dreaming, don’t you?
You’re doing well for yourself and life is pretty good right now
Well sorta, compared to what’s coming
I don’t mean to scare you
But things are gonna get real ugly for a while there…
Don’t worry though: there’s both love and a life you’ll adore on the other side of your 30’s
And hey: all that writing you put off for so long?
It’s gonna pour out of you eventually
There’s a few things I want to tell you about
and I hope you listen
and remember them
In fact, it’s probably a good idea to write them down
Or even get them tattooed somewhere you can see them
(I know, you’ve been waiting for the RIGHT tattoo, but get this one anyway)
That’s how important this advice is, okay?
::
Don’t panic when your life falls apart (and it will)
Nothing is ever quite as you imagined it
Don’t be distracted
Never let anyone talk you into something that feels wrong
Listen to your own instincts above all else
Don’t forget: nothing is permanent
::
Love, Future You xo
~Svasti
Svasti: A Journey From Assault To Wholeness 