Today I got an assignment in one of my classes at Tri-C to write a letter to my future self that my teacher will mail to us some time down the road of our college career. I absolutely loved the idea of this assignment, because my best friend, Lea and I love writing letters to our future selves. In fact, a month or so ago we opened up one of our letters from two years ago and had a blast reading them and reminiscing on what we wrote about. We had completely forgotten some of the fun things we added into the letter, like questions that could be answered from piecing highlighted letters together and questions from my parents’ daily Jeopardy calender. So obviously, this assignment was right up my ally! I would like to share what I wrote to myself with you guys.

Dear Future Sarah,

First of all, let me say how proud I am of you. You had a goal of going to college way back in September, and you achieved that. I trust that as you read this now, you’re well on your way to earning your Associate of Arts degree. My wish for your entire future, from the time you read this now, until the day you die is: That you continue to do things that make you happy. That can be anything, from theater which you love so much, or blogging, or even pursuing a higher degree in school. As long as you’re doing something that you love, you’re succeeding. I hope that as the months go by, you recognize all of the potential that people constantly tell you you have. You are worthy of a beautiful life. I know in the past you had a hard time believing that, and I hope some day you can truly believe and embrace that yourself. I also would like to remind you of how far you’ve come in your life. It’s not a bad thing to remember your not so great past and celebrate the milestones you’ve accomplished, even in your darkest times. You are beautiful, inside and out. Take pride in who you are, because you matter. You are important. You are capable of greatness.

With all of my love,

Sarah

I had such a good time writing this letter. It felt awesome to write down and see the positive affirmations I try and tell myself daily. I wrote this letter with the reminders I like hearing from other people in mind, because I know my future self will appreciate it. When I receive this letter in the mail, whenever it may be, I’m confident that it will help me through a rough time that I may be going through or it will give me positive reassurance to keep on trucking on the path that I’m on.

If you ever have the time, I highly recommend that you take the time to write your future self a letter. And when you do open it, your words may be just what you need on that given day. Have a fantastic Thursday! -Sarah