Day 67: Write a Letter to Your Future Self—and Mail It

The Idea:

Today’s challenge is to write a heartfelt letter to your future self—one year from now. Fill it with your hopes, goals, fears, truths, and advice. Then seal it, address it to yourself, and mail it using a future-dated delivery service—or keep it somewhere safe with a “do not open until” date.

Why It’s Good:

Facing your own future is strange and scary. It forces you to admit what you want, what you’re afraid of, and what matters most to you right now. But it’s also a deeply courageous act of self-reflection—one that helps you live with more intention today.

How to Do It:

1. Set Aside 20 Minutes Alone.
2. Write Honestly: Include your current dreams, struggles, promises, and encouragement.
3. Seal It and Write a Date on the Envelope: A year from now.
4. Use a site like FutureMe.org or mail it to yourself. Or store it somewhere hidden and mark your calendar to read it later.

Relevant Quotes:

On reflection and growth:

“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

~Abraham Lincoln

On speaking to your future self:

“You are the result of what you did when it was hard to do.”

~James Clear

On time and truth:

“Writing to your future self is a quiet act of bravery. It means you believe there will be one.”

~Brianna Wiest

Takeaway:

This isn’t just a letter—it’s a mirror. It’s scary to face yourself so honestly, but it’s how you grow. And when the future arrives, that sealed envelope will remind you how far you’ve come—and what you were brave enough to hope for.