This week's cereal: letter to yourself.
In seventh grade, I wrote a letter to my senior-year self. I found it in my closet yesterday; the last day of my junior year, and after wondering if I could consider myself a senior, I decided to open it.
My friends were different, my views of myself were different, my concerns- being able to walk to stop and shop by myself- were different. I spent half a page writing about how I hoped I wasn't fat, or that I didn't smoke, or that I still believed in God. I spent a lot of time in the letter hoping that things wouldn't change- that I'd still be me. It makes for an interesting view of identity.
Some questions to get your mind rolling, take them in any direction: Who do we hope to be, and how is it different from who we once were, or are now? Who will you be on your last day? I suppose I hope to be someone that doesn't regret who I am now.
That being said, write something. Maybe a letter to your past self, future self, present self. A poem, an essay, a self portrait in words. Play with your identity. It's all up to you! Go make some cereal, and make it good. Don't forget milk. (unless you're Catherine)
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