Dear Younger Me
You are already more than you ever imagined!
Mood: Reflective
Vibe: Mid-day, Snoh Aalegra Radio in the background
View: My affirmations on my office wall
The other day, a former co-worker posted a question on LinkedIn that stopped me mid-scroll:
“What would your younger self say to you now?”
Usually, we hear the opposite: what advice would you give your younger self? This twist felt refreshing. I skimmed through a few responses, but when I sat with the question myself, without overthinking it, my heart crafted this:
When I tell you I had to sit with my own words for a minute…wow.
Heavy. Healing. Honest.
Lately, the universe has been sending some powerful reminders my way:
🗣️ “You’re the breaker of chains.”
🗣️ “You are your ancestors’ wildest dreams.”
🗣️ “You live in your truth beautifully.”
🗣️ “You’re an activator — a spark for others.”
Each one hit a little deeper than the last. And honestly? I felt that.
It's one thing to hope you're living in alignment. It's another thing entirely for others to see it in you.
It made me wonder:
How often do we pause long enough to really ask ourselves —
Are we living as our ancestors’ wildest dreams?
And I don’t just mean symbolically.
Not just in a hashtag sense.
But in the intentional choices, the boundaries we set, the way we stretch what once felt impossible.
Sitting with that question hit me harder than I expected.
It reminded me that yes, I am walking paths they couldn't.
Yes, I am breaking chains they couldn’t even name.
Yes, I am living dreams they once could barely whisper.
And that realization?
It’s not something I take lightly. It’s fuel. It’s a reminder that I owe it to myself and to them to keep daring. To keep expanding. To keep becoming.
The truth is simple:
✨ Your younger self was always rooting for you.
✨ We are the continuation of dreams our ancestors barely had words for.
✨ It’s on us to carry it forward in our own way, at our own pace
Here’s what I have coming up…
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