A Letter to My Past Self

by Ronny Reynard

Dear 14-year-old me,

Hey, hello! It’s me, your future self. More specifically, I’m you nearly four years from now. I’m still a teenager, but my 18th birthday is in less than two months.

I heard you’re having a hard time getting used to high school and that you keep crying over your new circumstances. I’m very sorry to hear that, little buddy. You don’t deserve that at all and it’s not your fault, no matter how weird and awkward you claim you are. We are all like that one way or another— even me, almost four years later. But if there’s one thing I look away from these past 1,205 days, it’s that slowly but surely, you learn to accept yourself for who you are and truly embrace your weird, beautifully unique self.

I know it’s far too early for you to be thinking about this night now, but I figured I’d tell you anyways: you’ve been accepted to TMU! You’re going into Media Production, to be more specific. Isn’t that wonderful? Look at just how far you’ve gotten since September 2019. You’re going to share your ideas and storytelling skills to the world and go on to do great things.

What I’m really trying to say is that no matter how bad things seem right now, they are always bound to get better. You’d be surprised at how much you change for the better in a single year.

Anyways, remember to chin up, do the things that make you happy, and love yourself.

Until then, Ronny Reynard