A letter from Apr 28th, 2021

Maegan! Yo, you are 25 tomorrow!! Happy Birthday! I say don't be too hard on yourself. Take it one day at a time and don't pressure yourself. You don't answer to anyone. Be kind and travel as much as you can. Save/Invest, brush your teeth and exercise. Your future self will thank you. What a year it has been. Crazy to say the least. Covid happened. Well, still happening actually. Gosh its been more than a year. You'll look back to this point in time and wonder '**** how did I live through that'. For one, you're an introvert and you like indoors so there's that. Last year for my 24th birthday I wished for Covid to be over. It was just starting then but still the loss, grief and trauma has been immeasurable so imagine that still persisting and going worse for another whole year. I lost my uncle Antot. It's just devastating. So this year for my 25th birthday, I again wish for Covid to be over. I hope that the end for this suffering will be soon. It's been hard. I look at myself and I'm not where I want to be? I don't know how to explain it. I just feel like my progress is too slow. It's just that I have dreams and goals but no way to achieve them. I want to work or maybe even study abroad but how can I? Saving for it would take me 10 years at least and by that time I'd be too old to do it. I hope wherever and whatever your situation is right now Maegan, I hope you're happy and contented. Travel as much as you can because life isn't meant to be lived in one place. Make memories with the people you love. Be grateful for what you have and always be kind. I wish you all the best in everything you do. Life is fleeting so always make the most out of it. Do something spontaneous and crazy (but not something you'll regret). Live your absolute best life. I'm proud of you. Your 24 year old self, Maegan