Dear Future, I Can’t Wait to Meet You

I don’t need all the answers. I trust you. Forward we go into the unknown.

Dear Future,

I’ve actually never written to you. I’m not really sure why.

Maybe it’s because I spent so much time looking back, trying to understand where I’ve been, that I forgot to look ahead to where I was going.

Of course I’ve had goals and dreams, but I never took the time to speak with you directly.

I’m sorry for that.

But hey, I’m here now. And that’s what matters.

If we’re being honest with each other, you’ve intimidated me at times. I don’t need to rehash all the reasons why, but I see something now that I didn’t before.

You never had anything against me. There was no agenda. You just gave me more of what I planted in my mind and heart.

I understand that now.

I don’t know what you hold for me around the bend, but I know this—I won’t meet you as the same person I have been.

So as I walk forward, I hope you continue to work on me. And before I step into what’s next, I just want to ask you for this…

Teach me to go where I haven’t gone because that’s where I need to be.

I know that what I most want to find is going to be found where I least want to look. I’ve known that for a while now. I hoped it wasn’t the case. I’ve searched for answers in so many places outside of myself and never found what I was truly looking for. Because it’s not out there—it’s in here ::pounds chest:: It’s always been here…like looking for the keys in my pocket the entire time. I hope you can help me with this. To settle into it all—to just be here.

Teach me to move before I feel ready.

I’m not ready, and I think that’s the point. I’m never going to be. There’s never going to be a good time to do this. That perfect moment is just a lie I’ve been telling myself to justify staying in the same place. Help me move forward even when I doubt myself. Even when my boots shake. Even when I don’t know if I’m strong enough. Let me move beyond where I’ve been to get to where I need to go.

Teach me to let go of what was never meant to stay.

I know I’ve held on tightly, trying to control the uncontrollable. I know I’ve been scared of what will happen if I release my grip. But I can see that letting go isn’t losing. It’s making space for something better. Not everything is meant to last. Not everything is meant to come with me. Some things were just there to teach me lessons I needed to learn. So help me loosen my hold on life and to stop looking back. Help me trust that by letting go, I’m not left with nothing. I’m left wide open.

Teach me to trust that even the detours were leading me somewhere.

I spent a lot of time going back and knocking on closed doors wondering if I should have done things differently. But I can see that I was never lost. All the wrong twists and turns that didn’t lead me to where I wanted to be were all necessary. I’ve always been on my way—even when I couldn’t see it. Even when I thought I failed. So help me to stop questioning the past and trust that every step—even the most painful ones—were taking me to where I needed to go.

Teach me to walk with fear instead of trying to conquer it.

Maybe this was naive, but I thought for the longest time that I had to destroy fear before I could move forward. I thought that if I just made myself stronger, the fear would go away. But the fear never leaves. It’s always there. Whispering. Pulling. Testing. So help me walk with it. To embrace it. To integrate it. To choose to walk forward no matter the circumstances.

Teach me to love more deeply than I ever thought possible.

How deep can you love? Help me open to that in all areas of my life. To love people, life, the process, the uncertainty and even the things that didn’t go the way I hoped they would. Teach me to love without guarantees, hesitation or holding back. To love so deeply that fear runs from the light. Because the deeper I love, the more alive I am.

Teach me to live with strength, wisdom, and love because true power is found in their balance.

Strength without wisdom is reckless. Wisdom without love is empty. Love without strength is fragile. I can see that power is not found in resistance. It’s found it knowing when to stand, when to hold, and when to let go. Teach me to be strong in all the right ways. To carry the wisdom in my heart. To let love be the driving force in all that I do.

Teach me to let life happen without trying to control the timing.

I spent a lot of time trying to force things. Rushing the process. Trying to make things happen on my own timeline. But life doesn’t move and shake to my demands. Some things take time. Some things aren’t ready, no matter how much I try to push. Help me trust the waiting. Help me surrender to the unfolding. Let me believe that what is meant will come when the time is right—not a second too soon and not a moment too late.

Teach me to live in the present, here and now, because that’s where the future is built.

Be here. Be here. Be here. The past is gone. Those moments are written. These moments in front of me are my life. I don’t want to keep chasing something distant. I don’t want to postpone my joy. Let me be here. Fully in this moment. Because the future is not waiting for me to be somewhere else. It’s created breath by breath.

So, dear Future, there’s no fear in this heart.

Teach me in all the ways that you can. Help me grow, even if I don’t understand how you move.

I only ask for the strength to go beyond what I think I’m capable of.

And for you to guide the way.

I have no idea where you’ll take me, but I trust you.

So I’m moving forward.

With love.
With power.
With wisdom.

And I can’t wait to meet you.

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Here’s how you can apply this to your own life:

Intention:

To step into the future with trust. Not by waiting for certainty, but by walking forward with courage.

Reflection:

Take a moment to imagine the future version of yourself. The one who has done all the hard things. The one who kept going. The one who stepped into the unknown and grew wildly because of it. What advice would they give you? What fears did they have to move through? What did they have to let go of? What did they have to believe in without any proof? What do they know now that you don’t quite understand yet?

Practice:

Write a letter to your future self. Speak to them like an old friend—just like I did in the post above. Acknowledge the uncertainty and fear. The questions you don’t have answers to. Then, tell them what you truly hope for. Who you want to become. The lessons you want to learn. The risks you’re willing to take. The love you want to give. When you’re done, read it aloud and let it sink in. Then, step forward knowing that you are building your future in the moments in front of you.

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—Evan