A letter from Dec 8th, 2021

DEAR FUTURE ME: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE BEST PERSON I’LL BECOME DEAR FUTURE SELF, I’m assuming you’re reading this on some sort of a rest day after a stressful shift. How was the feeling of finally being able to wear that white uniform giving service to mankind? I know this job never came into your mind, you always wanted to be a medical technologist and then become a doctor. However, did you pursue that job you always wanted? Are you Dra. Ryza Cornejo now? Well, 5 years ago, you planned to stick on your current course and to work as a nurse in the future. I hope you accomplished everything you wanted to accomplish. I can only hope, for I don't know what the future holds. I hope you are still close with your family. No matter what they say or do, they are still your family. Don't let an argument or a fight stand in the way of talking to them. I hope mom and daddy bebs are okay and are doing well physically, emotionally, and mentally. I hope you are already bringing them to the country they always wanted as you promise. I hope you can still visit your dad despite the busy schedule and I hope you are taking good care of your grandparents right now because they do when you were still little. I hope that someone you found 5 years from now, is still the person you trust, person who will always be there for you. I know he is your best friend, Flimzp. I hope he takes care of you, and protects you. Take care of him, love him, love him for all that he is. Tell him how much you appreciate him for staying in your life. Show him that you care. Be with him through all the ups and downs that life throws at you both. Relationships only stay strong because of trust, loyalty, and the strength to hold on even when it seems hard to. I hope you are happy, truly, genuinely happy. Happy with your life, your friends, family, happy with yourself. I hope you are successful with your career, life, social life, as well as accomplishments and goals. I hope you take risks and still end up happy, no matter what happened in the end. I hope you lost as well as found something. I hope you become happy with your choices, your goals, as well as your failures. I hope you have learned to stop worrying about what other people think of you and have explored your boundaries and that you have learned to love yourself through your flaws - fat, and short.  I wanted to tell you that I am so proud of you,  even though it might not feel like you are moving forward, or you did not accomplish something at all, there is always some movement and improvement in every single tiny thing you are doing.Always keep your head up. Throughout the last five years, there were many times where you were struggling, where you wanted to give up, where you wanted to throw everything away, where you were knocked down and just didn’t want to get up anymore, but this is not the person I am, and this is not the person my parents raised me to be. I really hope that you have had some tough and difficult times the last years, so you can be proud of the way you got here. Be happy in life. Do what makes you happy, explore the world! Express and impress yourself, not others. It's your life, you choose whether you want to be positive in life. Choose to be happy, life is better when you are happy. Life is too short for what ifs or possibilities. Take the risk, take the opportunity. Meet new people, effect others, start a chain reaction, make a difference in the world. Change your attitude, impact others with your actions and words. You are valued, you are important. Make the choice to be happy. Sincerely, Me, Your Past Self, Ryza Kyle xoxo.