Writing A Letter To Your Future Self Example

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"I love this. I've sent myself 5 letters so far and every year it's a surprise. Because I forget so easily. It turns into such a deep reflective process, that I usually weep and laugh while I write."
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I've been writing letters to my future self using @futureme since 2015. It has such a cathartic effect and has helped me set long term goals and reminders. Highly recommended! 2:18 PM · Nov 9, 2020

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If you want a quick and easy therapy session go to @futureme and send an email to your future self. Let all of your emotions out and press send. Set it for a year. 5 years. 6 months. 2:36 AM · Aug 24, 2020

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I absolutely love @futureme, refreshing memories from last year and jotting down new stuff for myself to laugh at and cry with next year. 8:24 AM · Jun 7, 2017

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Check out @futureme. You. Will. Not. Regret it. In a year, 5 years or some other span of time, you will be amazed at what you think is important today. 2:59 PM · Nov 22, 2017

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Future Letter Ideas!

Hi there! Writing a letter to the future can be a powerful experience. And receiving a surprise letter from the past can be an even more powerful experience. Check out the testimonials all of the people who agree!.

Here are some ideas for a future letter:

To your next birthday (obviously!)
To a date by which you predict we are "back to normal" and recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. What did we learn?
On the date you accomplish an important milestone (graduate? get married? retire!)
Write a story in present tense about your life in 5 years ("You are sipping coffee in your new home...") and paint a picture of your future self's day.
To yourself, when you will be your parents age.
To your kids, when they will be your age. Or to the age when you think you will have kids.
To your spouse/partner, on your 10th (20th? 50th?) anniversary (you must create an account first to write to someone else!)
To the year 2030, when the IPCC says we must hit Greenhouse Gas Reduction goals to keep Global Warming below 1.5 degrees celsius.
To yourself, while you're on your next vacation.
...Or...while on vacation, to yourself when you've back "to the grind."

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