Photo by Afred Eisenstaedt. I thought ballerinas studying was an appropriate picture.
A few weeks ago I found a sealed envelope with the words "Do Not Open Until 2/16/2010." It was dated 2/16/1999 and I had totally forgotten about it. This morning I opened it and, as promised, I will reveal its contents.
The letter was a list of goals broken down in four sections of my life: love, spiritual, professional, and emotional. It's still unclear as to why I wrote this letter or why I could not open it until another eleven years. Which, in my opinion, is a little strange but I was a strange 15 year old so I guess that's expected. Here are a few highlights:
Professional: "I want to never stop teaching and never stop learning." I also said that I wanted to teach at a university.
Emotional: I declared that I wanted to be an artist. I wanted to develop my talent into art and "live through my soul and passionately look deeper into myself..."
Love: "I have to date interesting people." I also went on to say that I didn't want a boring boyfriend.
Spiritual: I said I would sacrifice anything to live a life of peace.
The letter was a page long and my writing style is exactly the same. Although it's neat to find a 10 year old sealed envelope but I honestly wish I had it handy so I could make sure I was on track. I think I am.
What are your goals? Hopes? Ten year plans? Did you dread having boring boyfriends like I did?
9 comments:
What a wonderful look back into the past! I wrote a letter to myself when I was in seventh grade (I think that was 1993) and it was sent to me in 2000. It was fascinating to see how much the things I had wanted to do had changed. I really like the way you set up this letter -- it touches upon the most important parts of your life. As for my goals and hopes, I want to have a warm home full of lots of love and a job that I'm passionate about. The rest are just details.
i love this post dear. isn't nice having a look back in your life, thinking how much you have grown and accomplished. i wish i had made one myself.
xoxo,
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This is really cool! I wish I had thought to do that... I created time capsules but left them when we moved around.
Glad to hear you are on track with your goals!
I dont think I could have waited to open it!
what a great idea! i wish i had thought to do something like this...every now and then, once in a blue moon i go back and read journals from my younger days and its scary, fun and hilarious to read from my younger self's perspective. glad to see you are right on track!!
@BakerGirl- I think every 15 year old girl should have a time capsule. That would be so fun to find!
This is so great! I love that your writing style was similar. It seems like you are right on track!
Haha, it's definitely entertaining to look back. I think I have a letter like that somewhere from a few years ago. Maybe I should write myself one for 10 years from now. :) I didn't really worry about boring boyfriends. My goals are pretty normal...finish college, get married, be the best mom I can to my kids, stay fit, get closer to the Lord than ever before, figure out my own style...I think I'm doing pretty good.
That is amazing. You were one mature kid at 15. I have diaries dating back form when I was a kid, my entries from when I was 15 just said how I thought this guy was hot and how this chick was a bitch. Lame!
Really great post!
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