if you could send an EMAIL to your PAST self when you were still 16, what would be your MESSAGE?

Question

:-)

would you tell a lot about his/her future
or would only give some happy thoughts?
or a good word of advice?

Answer 1

it would be a little like this:

to sienna,

take more chances, but always trust your instincts. they aren't as whacked out as you think. don't stress about senior exams because you'll do better than you need to. do architecture for only one semester, it will keep you interested in design for years. but please do transfer out, because you will ultimately hate it.

don't break hearts just because you don't know what you want. you don't realise it, but you're capable of hurting people you barely know. & when that boy whispers in your ear on new years eve of 06-07, kiss him. because you'll spend the rest of the year wondering why you didn't.

get a job, get your license. don't take jane seriously because while she has problems, part of her problem is that she inflates them by an infinite amount. you do not want to waste your time investing yourself emotionally into a void that cannot & will not be filled. i did. she gets better in time.

go dancing more often, you're actually not that terrible. pick up the guitar again. get addicted to dark chocolate because milk chocolate is terrible. don't spend so much money on your formal dress, it's a waste. wear sunscreen, drink lots of water.

xx
sienna.

Answer 2

I didn't want to answer this, but after I read the question I couldn't stop thinking about it....

If it were possible to send a message to myself when I was 16, I would fear changing the present. My life is not perfect but what is known is always more comfortable than what is not known. I know how I got here and where I am going. If I received a message from my future self when I was 16 I hope I would accept it as such, I was quite the skeptic even then. I suppose I could word it using details that only I would know...

So now I'm into the fantasy of what-if ... what-if I did write this letter? I wouldn't tell about the future. I think knowing that kind of information would make me a little paranoid and feeling like my life was already lived and I didn't have a choice in how it would turn out. Happy thoughts? Maybe… Advice? YES! I would give myself lots of advice. My 16 y/o self could really use it too:

Dear Me,
Be good to your managers at work- you don't know how good you've got it now. Your job and your car are your freedom, take good care of them. I know you've recently become popular with the girls, but PLEASE just be friends with them. Good things come to those who wait. You have some Awesome friends! Let them know how much they mean to you and make sure you stay in touch with them as you grow up. Keep an eye on your brother spiritually. Ask him to go to church with you; the place he's going is killing his faith. Your Grandmother is a living Saint! Give her a great BIG Hug for me and tell her you love her for everything she is and does! Your spiritual walk is more of a jog right now, Be OPEN to all that God asks of you, and follow God's lead even when it’s not comfortable for you, seek God's direction in all of your life - you won’t believe how good it can be. Have some faith in yourself. You're smarter than you think and most people really like you. Loosen up with your friends and be as active as possible in the UMC, DYC, CCYM, & NEJ!! I know you will understand... probably won't take my advice about girls ;) But know that Life is Good and you can do Anything you set your mind to! With God's help of course. Tell Amy J. the fortuneteller was wrong :P – set her free and don't accept anyone's predictions for your life (especially not Dad's) the future is what you make of it.
I Love You & Hope You Will Too,
ME

Answer 3

I don’t know, Enki. I might unintentionally change things I do not wish changed. I really am, happy with my life so far. Of course, there were the occasional rainy days, but I do believe that a little bit of rain once a while will make you remember to have an umbrella ready the next time.

No, I would not write that letter. I fear of the possibility that somehow, even with the slightest glimpse into the future, would cause my past self to accidentally take a detour from this timeline that would cast me into an alternate reality from which I might not be able to find myself back where I am now. A reality in which I would not find the soul mate that I have now, in my husband. A reality in which my daughter, the joy of my life, would possibly not exist at all… No, I dare not risk it.

Sorry Enki. I just won’t do it.

Answer 4

What would my message be if I could send an email to my past self when I was 16? What I would tell my past self would be to wait until you get older, to get married because you would regret it when you are already married with obligations that you would not dreamed of having. Enjoy your youth, and have a great time in enjoying being a teenager, I was already Married when I was 16, even though I have had some up and downs in my marriage, in the long run, we have always agreed on some of our coversations, but I would not want a 16 yr. old to do the same.

Answer 5

I think that everything that has happened has been for a purpose so I don't know that I would want to go back, yeah there are things that I would tell that self. She would know that things could change, but that she was the one that would have to change them and that she had a right to stand up to the wrong and really fight for herself and she would know so much more about doing that. I would tell her that she was dynamite and one day she would understand that. If I only could keep the good things that came out of the bad.

Answer 6

I would never end an email to a ghost. It could get really frightening. Some people write diaries....these are like "emails" to your future self that at the same time "look forward to look back". So, no sir, I am not sending an email to my past self.

Answer 7

This is an amazing question and I cannot decide how to answer it. I think the most important thing I would want my sixteen-year-old self to know is that my parents were actually very intelligent if not always right. They gave me some really great advice (always) and I rarely took it. Things would be a lot different if I had. I guess I'll never know.
:-)

Answer 8

words of advise on what i should have done differently and haved listened to what was being told to me but being hardheaded and stubborn did things my way because at that age we all know everything right? Yeah! But in the end after that short time of rebellion i knew what was right and lived my life accordingly and believe it or not was happy for a while many years , then boom, but guess what learn by trial of fire and have gained the upmost experiences and happy as can be , we make our own happiness anyways would have not wanted to be told about my future , glad to have lived it and it to turn out the way it did i did things my way

Answer 9

I would give advice. And my advice would be...

Dear Erica,
When in high school keep your old friends close and dont believe everyone is out to see the best in people. Not every person is a nice person. Know who your good friends are and do whatever it takes not to lose them. When it comes to guy wait until you meet Eric. Ryan and Anthony will only hurt you.
And take all honors when you got to high school. It looks better. Dont stress out on testing. you will be great. Be confident and know this. you are beautiful and you do not need anyone to make you believe this.
Strive to achieve your goals. You will work at NASA. Take that internship when offered to you. Or else you will regret it.
Above all believe in yourself.

Sincerely,
Erica

Answer 10

YOU CANNOT POSSIBLY IMAGINE how may times i've thought of that... and the answer is i'd give advice! mostly advice! like the following ones: helen, the years to come r gonna be hard, a lot of studying and difficult decisions to make. think well what you want, who you need to be and the profession you like to follow. BUT don't let others mislead you, listen to your heart to find out what your dreams truely are. you will be pleased but not completed and happy inside. oh! and stay away from boys how come from a faraway city!