This 29-year old self is writing this letter in the middle of the pandemic. We're already on our nth lockdown? 3rd wave? We're currently facing the Delta variant and the first Lambda variant case was recently confirmed. This is the 17th month since the pandemic started and we still don't know when it will end. I'm writing to my future self to remind myself of how things were and how I imagined myself in ten years. To Monica, 10 years from nowDear Monica in 2031,
I hope you're safe, healthy, and happy in your own little corner of the world, wherever that may be. I'm writing this letter on your 29th birthday, in your late twenties (the last 20s of your life!!!!!!). The last two years have been challenging, but I am thankful that you have survived the pandemic and that the rest of your family is safe and healthy. You've been frustrated this year because, as usual, you had everything planned for your birthday, but even plan D fell through, leaving you at home, relaxing. I hope you still enjoy and look forward to planning your birthdays. I'm betting you've got something spectacular planned for today! I hope you were able to travel to the places you've always wanted to see with your family or friends, such as Christmas in New York, summer in Italy and Europe, and autumn/fall in your favorite countries - Japan and Korea. I'm sure you ate a lot during your trips as well! Travelling alone abroad was part of your bucket list before 30 so I hope you were able to accomplish that too! This pandemic taught you two things: just go for it and have a healthy lifestyle which also means exercise consistently. You missed out on a lot of time out and about, but the pandemic has brought you and your family closer together. Despite the unprecedented effects this has brought to the rest of the world, you have a family and resources to live through it. I know you're growing gracefully with your closest friends, and I pray you have a husband by now! (I wrote this when I was single and finding it difficult to date during the pandemic HAHA). You already have the love you deserve by this point. The one that is greater than your book boyfriends or the novels you read. In your late twenties, you confronted challenges that contributed in your transformation into the person you are now. I hope you're happy. Genuinely happy with your life now. I hope you still value time. If there's one thing that hasn't changed in the last few years, it's your value of time. I hope you continue to make time for the people you care about, no matter how crazy life can be. I'm not sure where you'll be in your career by now, but I hope it's something you love and are passionate about. Maybe a marketing director? or, ultimately, your own hole in the wall? or maybe you're also a part-time professor? (because it's in your blood) I hope you're making good decisions. I suppose you're still reading books, and you're still the kind who loves a quiet place where you can read while the rest of the world shuts down. I hope you still enjoy spending hours engrossed in between the pages and still keep a copy of the lines that you like. I hope you're still writing in this blog and keeping a journal, no matter what experiences or topics you're writing about. Maybe by now you've worked up the guts to write a novel or a story. Something you've been putting off for a long time. If not, then this is your sign to do it. This is your younger self telling you to keep writing without worrying about how others may react. Go write the stories that have been sleeping in your head and heart for a long time. Stories that lasted longer than time because you were afraid to tell them, but are worth it. I hope your family is healthy and safe. I hope you still laugh loud with your friends. I hope you still do something crazy from time to time. Because it won't be you if you don't go a little wild once in a while. With a grateful heart, I penned this while celebrating another birthday with my family. My friends who are not with me have overwhelmed me with love. No matter how sad I've been the past few days, today is a reminder that I am loved. This will serve as a reminder that life is never easy, and things rarely go as planned, but the goal remains the same: to be genuinely happy. Love, Monica from 2021
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