Dear Self, I attended Mitz’s college graduation today, and I couldn’t help but feel nostalgic.How quickly time moves. Jen, Jea, and Mitz are growing fast—and that must mean I am, too. It’s been almost four years since I finished college. I remember how numb I felt back then, how I just wanted it all to […]
Dear Self — Letter 6: When Your 20s Don’t Match Your Dreams Read More »
Dear Self, Happy birthday. Hey—you’re finally more than half golden. Do you remember the promises you made to yourself?The life you imagined:helping Ma and Pa,being the sister who steadies Jen and Jea,a friend who listens,a mind that works, a heart that writes,a pen that leaves marks on the world,a doctor who heals,someone who loves,someone who
Dear Self — Letter 5: To The Girl Who is More Than Half-Golden Read More »
Dear Self, How are you doing? How does it feel to always be the perfect example, the golden child, the one everyone leans on? Exhausting, isn’t it? Did you ever allow yourself to stop being so obedient, to finally listen to your own heart? I know you wanted to please your mother and to obey
Dear Self — Letter 4: To The Firstborn Daughter Read More »
Dear Self, Hey. How are you doing? You tried so hard to please everyone. You tried to be everything all at once — not realizing that in doing so, you were bound to disappoint someone, fall short somewhere, and exhaust yourself in the process. The idea that you could make everyone happy was a myth.
Dear Self, By now, you should be in your junior year of medical school. I imagine you buried in trances and textbooks, memorizing diseases and drug classifications. I imagine sleepless nights, coffee growing cold beside you. (Would you trade Coke for coffee? Newsflash: I haven’t had a single sip of Coke in six months!) Maybe
Dear Self — Letter 2: To the Person I Once Wanted to Be Read More »
Dear Self, How are you? I’m sure you’re happy. Because I am. Maybe this is the four-thousand-and-seven-hundredth time I’ve written to you. But this letter — this is the first one addressed to you that is open for everyone to read. The first of many to come. I’ve lifted the veil. Today is February fourteenth.
Dear Self — Letter 1: Healing My Inner Child Read More »
