Back at the beginning of April I shared an entry from my journaling class. To write it I used the prompt of "compose a letter to your younger self" as my theme. I think it came out great. But you can judge for yourself.
http://www.michelletomko.com/blog/dear-little-big-me
Tonight I showed the exercise to my women's group. They loved it and did well. It struck a chord with a lot of the women. Some of them even read theirs allowed. I was impressed. You should try it. It is very cathartic and not just for celebrities anymore.
I remember reading one that Mindy Kaling, the Indian woman on The Office, had written. It was for Peopleor Parade Magazine. Hey, when you gotta go, you grab any rag. But I thought it was neat. When it turned up in journaling class I thought it was fate. When I grabbed an old, half-empty notebook to tear pages out of for my group I was shocked to find my own letter to my future self from 1988!
So I guess it is not a new idea. But it is worth passing on. What a wonder to think about how different our lives would be. But maybe not. Maybe each new paradigm creates a new set of problems. Look at Estelle Getty and her book If I Knew Then What I Know Now...So What? So who do we believe? A Golden Girl or the gal who slapped Michael Scott on Diversity Day.
The More You Know... (cue music)