Today I received a letter from myself written well over a year ago before my mobilisation back to Cambodia for my final stint with Senhoa.
30/9/11
Dear Future Me,
You had heaps of fun in Canberra and hopefully this warm, fuzzy feeling will resonate as
you read this.
By this time, I reckon you’ll have
collected a whole heap of new memories and fingers crossed a bit of humility
amongst them.
What you’ve done is bloody awesome and so
far removed from ‘normal folk’ everyday stuff and that makes YOU pretty
awesome. BUT just let people figure that out! Get off that grand standing
soapbox! As long as you feel within yourself you’re a good person and have done
well, that will glow from within and you’ll be a delight all round.
Congratulations 26 year old me!!
Young, fit, healthy and loved. What more
can you ask for?
Actually…it’ll be good if you learn how to
save…or earn money for that matter…
Love you, love me.
-Past Me
Obviously I felt that I was getting to a point of unbearable cockiness. I had to tell myself to reign it back! However still, I proceeded to self-praise. Contradictory? Nah.
For me to learn to accept compliments, I had to learn how to compliment myself so that when I did receive nice words it wouldn't go to my head, blow up my ego, or seem like I was feigning modesty. I would absorb and let it reaffirm that I'm on the right track; people see in me what I see in myself.
What more can I ask for?
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