Exerts from “Dear Future Me”

By Pauline Williams

Dear Future Me,

I hope Future Me that you are still enjoying life and living it to the full – not necessarily in partying or going out all the time but with genuine friends sharing our experiences, laughing about life, being concerned about the same things and perhaps doing something about them, discovering new ideas in food, art, the world. And always open to learning new things like words and technology and reading new books. I do love books because what I can’t think of in my brain, I usually find in a good book.

I hope Future Me you are still making friends. I love friends and hope you still have the special ones I have treasured since my childhood. There’s always room for more you know. Never stop making friends Future Me – each one has a different capacity of helping you demonstrate the vast area of your own personality. Some bring out the bubbles, some the fun, others the conversation, and others again the seriousness of life and the world around us – for it is not always a wonderful ride for everyone. I have noticed Future Me, that often those with the hardest knocks in life have the best sense of humour. Yes they have their grumbles, their pain and suffering but they have the ability to rise up and get on with living and making the best of bad situations. I do admire them for this and have learnt so much from them and try and remember when I am down, how they would cope.

Perhaps Future Me, it there is one piece of advice I wouldn’t mind you returning with to what is still the present for me, is how to make life happier not just for myself but for those I live and work with – my family and friends and all I come into contact with every day – because you know we do pass hundreds of people every day and we don’t know who they are or their life experiences. I would like to be able to smile at them and in my heart wish them well on their own personal journeys. So, Future Me – how have I measured up?

Lots of Love

Present Me xx

Pretty Pol – lost but her wisdom still lives on! x