Caligram: Letter to Myself

 Dear Ben,

 

It’s been a long time since writing this. Hopefully now you have found something that you love to do. As of right now, you are stressed. Stressed about all that is to come, and all that could go wrong. Though people tell you that it doesn’t matter and focus on now, it’s a lot easier said than done. But hopefully, it has all gone well. I hope that you have accomplished all you wanted to at this point, and have truly gotten out of your comfort zone. I hope that you have made mistakes. I hope you failed, time and time again, to make you stronger, and smarter than you would have been if you never failed.  Most of all, I hope you are happy. I hope you are happy with your job, family, hobbies and self. I hope that you see the world with bright eyes, and not with a dark cloud, and that you have found some form of peace.

 

As of now, times are stressful. I am gearing up for my first taste of the real world, and believe me it is nerve racking. I am trying to learn how the world works, and where I want to take my career. Though I’m sure you know now, it isn’t the end of the world if I don’t have it all figured out, but that doesn’t make it any less scary. I am still currently trying to find my new thing. With lacrosse coming to an end in May, I am not sure where to turn my attention and energy. Its been a long 16 years, but it has truly flown by. Its crazy how quick things pass by. Everyone always said there would be more time but it sure does seem like its running out. Hopefully you learned how to slow it all down, and the years haven’t just flown by.

 

If you are in a place you don’t love right now, take this as a sign to get out and move. Do what you never had the courage to, what you never thought possible. Take the leap that could set you apart from the rest, make the change needed to make your life new and exciting. The worst thing you can do is sit and wonder, just do. It seems scary, and hypocritical coming from me, but you need to hear it. So get up and get out there.

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