Dear Future Me
When you receive this email, you should have your 28th birthday. 28th, dear god. You should have the life i envisioned for myself as i send this.
Right now, i'm 25 years old. I've unfortunately just moved back with the family after some things didn't work out in your personal life. You have abandoned most of your friends and your previous life. You hope for a clean slate to start soon. You hate living with your family however, and because of the constant disappointments and letting you down when you need it the most, you are thinking of just leaving them and never having any contact with them.
But you also recall that they're your family. What have you done with them at this point? Do you still keep in touch with them?
You hate the fact that you've broken off with most of your friends, but you know why you did it. You were relying too much on them and you needed to get away from everything and sort everything out yourself. It hurts, it really does. Your friends, the few you've called true friends, have been the foundation of your life, the steady rock you've always relied on. But they've also been a handicap at times and you need to get yourself sorted on your own. But you don't want to lose touch with them either, so you've sent a few of them emails to remind them that you'll be in touch with them sooner or later.
Some sooner, rather than later.
The one and only reason for you to look brightly towards the future is M, and what happened between you two back at your old place. Have you seen her since then? If you haven't, you should, she's far too important in our lives, and if not, don't worry, you two have a way of bumping into each other no matter what you do in life. In a way, though i haven't said that to her, i think you were meant to always be with each other, one way or another. She has moved abroad for a job though and it's hard to see her now. I hope you've seen her again, and if there is any possibility of you two that you've taken it.
But hopefully you won't forget that this is a clean slate and that you're free to pursue other interests, love ones or otherwise. Have you seen other people, made new friends?
I also hope you've taken up some of your other desired hobbies like photography. It will go well with your other hobby, graphic design.
One key thing i've made a promise that i will achieve this year, one way or another, is to get back into shape. I know i've said it before in my previous future letter, and that i haven't achieved it yet, but with your newly found strength of will and desire, you are confident you will achieve it. Have you done that and if so, how much weight have you lost? Surely, you must be prancing around the room looking at yourself at this point?
If you haven't, i'm not sure there's much hope really. You're fast approaching 30 and you'll be beyond your prime physical shape, and you may remain the same. Do it now, or never.
You're as optimistic as always, dear future me, so you're really planning and hoping for the best. That's our thing after all, but get more into the habit of achieving things, small pieces at a time.
And let's hope you've remained your jolly good self and that you continue to laugh and have fun. It's what's gotten us through so many difficult times after all.
Be well, future me.
Your past self.
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