I wish my future self would visit me

And tell me that my life is going to be ok.

In the same way, I wish I could go back in time to last summer and tell my devastated self that it's going to feel better in just a few months. That I'll no longer feel the acute pain of being alone for the first time in 14 years while grocery shopping. That I also want to thank her for not giving up and fighting for herself.

I hope I can remember this progress on my lowest days. I also hope it's not too selfish to hope for better days this year.

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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

If your older self could visit you, she would almost certainly scold you for all the chances you missed, easy choices you made and refused because you wanted more, when "enough" was right in front of you. This isnt a criticism of you. This is just how people are. We take a risk we arent prepared for, and ask for more than we are prepared to work for.. But one way or another, your journey will continue..😷