a Letter to my Younger-self

A Letter to my younger self.


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Journaling:

Dear Amanda,

I know you... you do not know me... but we are intimately connected... you see, I am your future... I have travelled the path you are still going to take, so I can tell you that your journey is just beginning.


I am not going to tell you the paths and pitfalls that await you, as each and every choice you make will build the person I am today. And, while the adult me may have moments when I wish I had opted for the more dangerous, more 'out there on the edge' choice... I acknowledge that any change in the past may change who and what I am today; and again the truth is that I really do not want things to be any different. Don't get me wrong, there are things I wish were different, but this is who I am in 2010 and I would not want to change a single thing.

I am not going to tell you details about your husband, children or studies and career. All these wonderful things will happen regardless, and although you hate surprises some things should just not be something expected or a given. Life is, after all, an adventure; a journey and not a destination; a process of growth and discovery and not just an achievement. Take time, enjoy the trip.

What I would like to do is to remind you that you are unique and special, and those insecurities you have - lots of people have them! I would like to tell you that you are strong, far stronger than you realise now. Embrace your strengths and accept your areas of weakness, knowledge is power.

For all those times you feel like you are on the outside looking in... use the opportunity to study people, this is a skill, a strength, trust your judgement and instincts... they are sound. Then open the door and join in more!

It is true that you cannot please all of the people all of the time. Some people will like you, others will not - regardless of who you and what you are - understand that is human nature, get over it and celebrate those people who share life's journey with you. They are the people who count!

Smile more, be more accepting and don't be so hard on yourself.
Your name means Beloved... remember this ALWAYS... you are loved.
Spread your wings and fly, all it takes is a leap of faith.
Quisque Sibi Verus.

Mandy (July 2010)