Health & Wellness Magazine Community Of Caring - Summer 2019 | Page 20

YOUNGER
SELF
A
LET TER
TO
MY
YOUNGER
SELF
BY: AMY JO MARTIN, AUTHOR
I WAS recently asked to write a letter
to my younger self. It was a powerful
exercise that I believe everyone should
experience. Here is my letter …
Dear Young Amy Jo:
I write this letter to you on a plane as I fly
back to U.S. soil after spending time in Asia.
As I boarded the plane in Hong Kong, yet
another mass shooting in the U.S. topped
global news. The more we’re exposed to in
this world, the more we realize how little
we know or understand. That said, please
take what’s useful from this advice and leave
behind what is not. You will create your
own journey which makes you unique.
Btw, we’re quite stubborn and it’s possible
you won’t listen to the advice below.
Regardless, you will still live a fulfilling life
(at least until you’re 36). And, we think in
bullet points and absorb content best in
the form of bullet points so here goes . . .
"Try not to worry so much about:
your career, your weight, your finances,
your future, etc. It all works out."
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You’re going to experience some amazing
things. Humble yourself or the universe
will do it for you. The world is much
bigger than us and it doesn’t revolve
around us. The people we respect the
most, including our mentors, are the
humblest people we’ll ever meet.
We can’t bank sleep. Meaning, we can’t
deposit and save up hours into a fictitious
sleep account and withdraw rest when