When I was in kindergarten, my teacher asked us to write a letter to our grown up selves. At 5 years old, I had no idea what the importance was behind this activity. I didn’t think about how this teacher would then keep these letters tucked away in a safe place until my high school graduation. 

Unfortunately, I changed school districts, so when I graduated in 2019 I never got to have my sweet reunion with the letter from my kindergarten self. Looking back, I wish I had got to read my young  words about growing up and all the cool things I thought I’d be doing, but what I’ve realized is that I can still see growth like that now. Each year that I’ve been in college at Naz, I have changed so much. That’s why I want to write a letter to myself right now so that I can look back on my college graduation day.

If you’ve never had the chance to write your future self a letter, I highly suggest you do so! I’m already in my third year, but I still have no idea where I’ll be in my education 2 years from now. A lot can happen in 2 years; I might have graduated or I might be getting my MBA. Therefore, don’t let where you are in your education stop you from writing a letter to yourself about your goals, things that have happened, or people you’ve met. Here are some prompts to get you thinking & questions to ask yourself in the letter: 

  • Have you made any new friends? What do you like about them and in what ways do you think they’ve made an impact on your life already? 
  • What’s something in your life right now that you want to change? 
  • What healthy habits do you want to start? 
  • Talk about what you’re grateful for. 
  • What’s your favorite song at the moment? 
  • What’s your favorite thing to eat right now? 
  • Write a poem about yourself. 
  • What’s popular at the moment? 
  • Talk about what has made you happy lately. 

These are just a few prompts to get you thinking. Hopefully you’ll find writing yourself this letter as therapeutic as I did and when you read it a few months or years from now, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how far you’ve come.