futreme.org
I’m kind of in love with the concept of FutureMe.org, an internet time capsule of sorts where you send a letter to yourself at a pre-decided time in the future, the clock automatically set to one year. I read through a bunch of the letters on the site, some ranging from one liners like “I’m sitting here drinking a beer, life is good.” to the more reflective letters, people wandering where they’ll be in the future, people talking about where they are now, people warning themselves against certain courses of actions.
A friend and I were having a conversation recently of the not so original variety, musing on what we’d tell our past selves. I’m a bit more intrigued by what we’d tell our future self and what that older and hopefully wiser self would think of that advice.
I suppose I would tell my future self to take advantage of this opportunity, this time in my life that’s so open to possibility. Yes, its frightening and yes it’ll take a lot of work, but now might be one of the last times in my life where I can literally go any way I choose. I have fewer responsibilities than I’ve ever had in the past and I can reinvent myself, whether that means considering a big move or just choosing a new career path. Matter of fact maybe I’ll go write that letter now…
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