Ill weave this intention throughout the letter and let it guide my decisions for the decade.

Example of informal letter to your future self. Please tell me that you have only surrounded yourself with people who make you smile each and every day and are only making you into an even better person instead of tearing you down. The second letter was to my future self 5 years later on February 10 2013. You wont be able to plan for it pencil it in your schedule for when is good for you or always have someone pick up the phone to guide you through it.

The first side of this exercise is to reflect on your present self. And receiving a surprise letter from the past can be an even more powerful experience. The view is beautiful.

Be safe in the knowledge that you are growing towards this. Writing a letter to your future self is a powerful exercise. It was interesting seeing what I was like in the past and how much I have changed.

If youre sitting down or pacing the room and occasionally stopping. Currently I am a recently graduated high school senior. I hope youve let go of the trivial things that bother you about yourself but find joy in the little things that have truly meant so much in life.

I even hope youre still naively optimistic about the world if only because Id rather have a bright outlook than spend the rest of my life wallowing in cynicism. Dont get me wrong I am interested in all of those answers but I think there is another question that might yield a much more. A year later on February 10 2009 I opened my first letter.

I will become a champion of ideas. Dear future self Well did you accomplish all of your dreams and goals. Dear future self I know this might come as a surprise but Im not writing to you to convince you of anything you dont already know.