Dear Me,
Hello! I hope you’re doing good. I’m sure you’ll be finding
it strange that so much time has passed since you wrote this letter 12 years ago. Writing this letter is equally as
strange, the thought of what the future will bring and where I will be in 12
years’ time reading this letter is so weird, only because I have no idea what
to expect.
Currently I am 18, having a gap year, not too sure what I
want to be doing in my career or what direction I want my life to go in – I
can’t say I’ll be a nurse, or a teacher, or anything else for certain because I
haven’t a career path set in stone. Having said that, there are a few things I
know for sure I would love my future to hold and so I hope that you are living
out some of the following;
• A Career You are Passionate about •
As I mentioned, I don’t know what you will
be doing but I hope it is something you are passionate about. I think currently
I might want to own a business and work for myself. I think that is the only
thing I am somewhat set on. So potentially I hope this is the case for you and
that being self-employed is fun. But if you aren’t working for yourself, I hope
that you are thoroughly enjoying your career. Whatever you are doing, I hope it
is something you are passionate about and wouldn’t want to stop doing any time
• Family •
In terms of family, I hope that you are as
close to your family as I am now. I would love to think that the family still
meets up every year, although I’m sure the ever-growing size of the family will
mean you will need to find a place with more accommodation to stay when
everyone gets together. It would be a lovely thought to think that traditions
of each occasion are upheld and that everyone still gets along as well as they
do now. I’m almost certain you’ll be as close to mum, dad, your brother and
your sister. Growing up this has always been the case and I am sure it will
continue forever. I also hope they are all happy and doing things they love too!
• Friends •
I hope that you have kept in contact with
friends from home and from growing up. It would be a nice thought that you
would have held onto these friendships so that you can laugh about old memories
and go to places that I go now with my friends, still in 12 years’ time. It
would be lovely for you to have made new friends throughout your life so far,
bringing positive people into your life. Mainly, I hope you surround yourself
with people who make you happy and that you support your friends and have a
good effect on them as well.
• My Own Home and Family Life •
Whilst I don’t know what your personal home
life will hold at 30, I hope that you are in a happy relationship with someone
you love. This is of course a hope for everyone, but I definitely wanted to
write it down, because I would love the thought of being with someone that
makes me happy when I am that age. Hopefully you will have children or if not
now, be looking to have children in the following years. As you know, I have
always been family oriented, so would love my 30-year-old self to be as family
based as me.
I hope that you are still blogging in at
30. Partly so that you can write another letter to your 50-year-old self –
let’s keep the trend going. But also, and mainly because I know that it is
something that you are currently loving and passionate about. I hope that you
still have a place on the internet in blog-form, because I would love the
thought of being able to look back on my interests and thoughts throughout my
life in years to come.
It is so funny to think that I will be reading this is 12
years. I am not going to re-read or open it again once I have posted it until I
turn 30. I think that will make it more fun when I come to read this letter,
because I will have probably forgotten what I had specifically hoped for at the
age of 30.
So, if my 30-year-old self is in fact reading this – I hope
everything is going great, and I am so interested to see what you think of this
letter, I have really enjoyed writing it, so I hope I will enjoy reading it
when I get to 30.
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