I feel like most people at some point in their lives have used the phrase “I wish I had known that back when I was younger”; I am guilty of that as well, so I thought I’d write a letter to my younger self just in case timetravel ever becomes a thing. And if not, people can read it and have a taste of my weirdness.
Dear sixteen-year-old me,
I really hope you’re in one of our moody phases when you’re reading this, so I can cheer you up!☺
Oh, who am I? Just you, from almost twenty years down the road. The future is looking great! But sadly, there are no flying cars or colonies on Mars yet. ☹
I already know for a fact you’ll love the person you turned out to be, but here are 35 things (one for each of our years on this planet) to always keep in mind:
- You’re still weird. Don’t worry, you love it!
- People think you’re funny. I feel that’s only partially true though; we are sometimes funny.
- Like pretty much all women in your family, you have great skin and you’re ageing gracefully. You should start using moisturizing cream earlier though.
- You love wearing glasses. The world would be really blurry without them.
- You won’t mind the grey hair on your head at all, but you will be loathing the 3-4 grey hairs on your eyebrows.
- At 35, you’re still an idealist. Because of that, you have been disappointed many times already.
- You are also very stubborn…
- …and have no sense of diplomacy.
- On that note, don’t wear your heart on your sleeve too much. Not all people have good intentions.
- To this day, you’ve kept all your promises.
- You have strong opinions on things, but you are smart enough to know who to share those with.
- Humour will be your most valuable piece of armour.
- You already know this, but dogs make everything better.
- Never feel like you are too old to try new things; trust me, you aren’t.
- You are very loyal, sometimes to a fault. There will be people that will read that as an invitation to treat you poorly. Don’t allow it.
- If you are at fault, apologise.
- Your thirties are way cooler than your twenties.
- You are turning more and more into mum with each passing day.
- You hate endings. Sometimes they are unavoidable though, so don’t hold onto unhealthy situations.
- Trust your instincts and intuition. So far, they’ve only betrayed you twice.
- Right now, you own more than 500 books.
- Did I mention you also became a librarian?
- Oh, and guess what? You even wrote a book!
- You’ll grow to love Shakespeare, especially “Romeo and Juliet”; don't forget that, it's important.
- You will love travelling.
- You will become much better at photography; like, way better.
- As you grow older, you’ll become even more quiet and observant.
- Follow your heart, but always take your brain with you; cliché, but true.
- Never lose touch with your inner child.
- No matter how many times you fall, always get back up.
- Let me tell you, you have some great friends!
- If you don’t feel respected, leave.
- Work hard, play harder.
- It’s important to stay healthy; drink enough water.
- And, lastly, don’t forget to smile; it brings out your dimples. ☺
Love, you
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