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.