A Letter to My Future Self: Embracing the Journey Ahead
- Dec 27, 2025
- 5 min read
Updated: Jan 12
I’ve read many letters addressed to "my younger self" — tender reassurances around forgiveness, written backwards in time. They traditionally offer consolation, advice, and love to our former child—the one who felt unseen and misunderstood. There is a big hug and a loving lullaby to be less hard on yourself.
These messages in the rear-view mirror are often kind and always well-intended. But they tend to lean into the (slightly) pompous clarity of hindsight. On reflection, everything looks instructive. The dust has settled, and the lessons learned. This historical transparency, whilst certainly well-earned, is also very safe. Nothing is really "at stake" anymore. The past doesn't do well at either a good debate or at answering back.
