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what's this? a collection of letters that people have written to their younger selves it's like... back to the future meets postsecret to contribute please email submissions to: selfaddressedletter@gmail.com i promise i won't spam you. be as specific or vague as you like. be funny, be serious, be creative. write a sentence, write twelve paragraphs... it's up to you. feel free to include images (e.g. a scan of a hand-written letter or a photo you took to accompany your note), provided you have the right to distribute them. if you wish to remain anonymous, use a pseudonym. you are welcome to submit multiple letters. the fine print by submitting content, you're granting "self-addressed" a perpetual, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, distribute, and otherwise exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to that content (it sounds scarier than it really is). elsewhere archives December 2009 March 2011 |
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Dear Toni,004. If I wrote down everything that was going to happen to you, A) you wouldn't believe it and 2) well, never mind about 2. Suffice to say that your path is not going to be a smooth one and even though the big, brick wall is in plain view, you are still going to have to run smack into it. A more timid soul would have crumpled up this letter by now, but I hope you will read on. SOME ADVICE No matter what happens, pick yourself up and try again. If at all possible, learn from your mistakes. Never give up. Never say die. You can't have too many real friends and you will find out that your family can also be your friends. I'm not kidding... yes, you will vacation with your sisters. Seriously! Needle nose pliers can be used for almost anything. Love, Toni |