Public letters from the past

Time Travelled — 12 months

A letter from November 26th, 2018

Dear FutureMe, Why are we afraid of being alone? I am writing this letter to you at 4 AM in the morning on a chilly Sunday night, and the question above is on my mind. If you recall, I just took a week-long crazy, stupid, "you-must-be-insane", kind of trip to China -- all to meet some random girl we met online. That's a story for another time. Now that the week is done and the girl is gon...

Time Travelled — about 2 months

A letter from October 9th, 2019

Hi Future Me, After completing the course I want to feel relieved that I have tried my best. I want to be honest with myself and others. I want to believe in Meditation and Morning and Night Rituals. I would like to continue education by reading more self-help books, although I don't love reading. I am behind on the coursework and still drinking after Day 13. I don't want to feel the sh...

Time Travelled — almost 10 years

10 years past

Dear FutureMe, Hi. So, this is you when you were 18, living in the village at UEA, listening to jamie cullum, katy perry, marvyn gaye and beyonce. It's grandma's birthday today, she's turning 90. I hope she's still around and you go and visit her often. And if she isn't, I hope you think about her and Poppop often. I just wanted to say that if you haven't found happiness, just go...

Time Travelled — about 7 years

A letter from me on August 28th, 2012

Dear FutureMe, Ok, me. You are 50 today! Your kids are all grown up! I hope this letter finds you well. At this time I am not sure that the earth will even exist for this letter to find you. Hurricane Isaac is bearing down on New Orleans as I type this and Mitt Romney is being nominated to run against Obama in Tampa right now. I am oblivious to all that, though, and really don't care ...

Time Travelled — almost 6 years

A letter from November 24th, 2013

Dear FutureMe, Yesterday I found my first white hair. It was in my beard. The chin part of my beard, which I've let grow long recently (Right now the hair on the sides of my face is trimmed to a number 2, while the hair in the goatee area has been growing since September. It changes the shape of my face in a pretty interesting and not non-flattering way. I feel good about having expe...

Time Travelled — almost 4 years

A letter from November 25th, 2015

Dear FutureMe, You're 35. Congratulations, you've made it! I suppose you'll not have met your spouse yet and you won't have had any children, but you'll have much more grey hair. Right now, at 31, my life is a little aimless so I hope by the time I get to be you we'll have changed a bit and will be going somewhere! Don't worry, I don't expect you'll have bought a flat or house or anyth...

Time Travelled — over 1 year

A letter from July 25th, 2018

Dear FutureMe, I hope you've loved yourself these last few months. I hope you've been someone you could and should love. But remember to cut yourself some slack, no one is perfect (though don't feel so bad for wanting to be sometimes - you're just aiming high). Keep looking for the small beauties. Tiny intricate flowers and iridescent beetles are just as awesome as that staggering landsca...

Time Travelled — 6 months

A letter from May 25th, 2019

Dear FutureMe, This year in interpersonal communication I learned a lot of ways to improve my relationship with my significant other. I have learned of negative behaviors that I hope to eliminate or add from/to my personal character. This is majorly in the subject of conflict maintenance. The first would be to not gunnysack. I tend to hold things in and when the arguments arise, bring everythi...

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