{"id":3216,"date":"2021-05-18T21:52:35","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifegram.org\/?p=3216"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:38:10","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T08:08:10","slug":"letter-to-your-future-self","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifegram.org\/letter-to-your-future-self\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Write A Letter To Your Future Self"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever thought to write a letter to your future self? The act of journaling is something that we should all practice and now is the time to get started.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re ever feeling down or unworthy, try writing a love letter to your future self. You\u2019ll be surprised by all the healing that can take place.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this wide world, we are all looking for validations from others. We want to be appreciated by others, to be loved, and cared for. <\/span><\/p>\n

But today, I’m going to tell you a truth – in life, the only love you need is your own.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amidst the hustle and bustle of the regularities, we tend to be so busy with our surroundings that we often forget to focus on ourselves. <\/span><\/p>\n

As someone who loves being around others, I sometimes find myself detached from my inner self.<\/span><\/p>\n

Especially amidst the pandemic, when people across the world were forced to stay indoors and life almost came to a standstill, I found myself to be lost most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

I was going through a rough time, figuring out why I was feeling unfulfilled in spite of doing all that I wanted to do. <\/span><\/p>\n

I would sometimes get sad and depressing thoughts coming in and out. The weird thing is, I\u2019d mostly ignore them. I would ignore the thoughts because I couldn\u2019t understand the root of it all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Learning the process to write a letter to your future self<\/span><\/h2>\n

During the lockdown, I started attending the virtual writing workshops hosted by the famous poet, Rupi Kaur<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

She mostly focused on freewriting, where she would give us prompts and we’d have to create something based on that.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one such workshop, she told us to imagine our mind, body, and soul to be three different entities (read, persons) and write about a conversation between them.<\/span><\/p>\n

During that session, I realized that my mind wanted something, the body wanted something else, and the soul was looking for another thing. <\/span><\/p>\n

The contradictions were stark – and that’s when I realized that I’ve possibly never paid so much attention to the thoughts that are essentially mine and revolves just around me.<\/span><\/p>\n

I know that the idea of writing a letter to your future self might seem to be a little weird, but once you start doing it, I’m sure that you’ll fall in love with the practice.
\nAs I started writing to myself, it seemed like I was getting to know the inner me, more closely.<\/span><\/p>\n

Although I could talk to friends for hours, there were things that I just wanted to share with myself – and writing was the best way to pour my thoughts out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I felt liberated as I started writing letters to myself, and here are a few writing prompts to get you started:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n