Congratulations on making it this far. There was a time when you were afraid of your future.
I hope by now that youâre on less meds or in remission. Or maybe by now, theyâve found the cure for lupus. If it hasnât happened, please donât worryâjust keep fighting. Youâve been through worse.
Iâm hoping that youâve written that book by now. The one youâre always talking to Hubbs about. The one thatâs hiding in the back of your brain. The one that youâre afraid to write because you donât want to scare people, or hurt people you know, and because you donât want people to feel sorry for you.Â
Youâve always known that writing makes you happy. Itâs the one thing that makes you feel free.
Future self, I hope that youâve traveled to all the places that youâve wanted to. I hope that youâve seen the ruins of Pompeii, that youâve danced in Spain, that youâve taken that picture in front of the Vatican for your mom, and that you and Hubbs have taken a ride in a gondola in Venice.
Of course, you will always call San Francisco your home.
Please have a proper house by now, preferably in Potrero Hill. Also, I hope it has a yard and lots of bookshelves.
I also hope, future self, that you have children playing in that yard. They might not be your birth children but Iâm sure you and Hubbs love them with all your heart. And if youâve given birth to them, Iâm sure that youâre thanking God for this miracle.
Also, please future self, kiss your husband everyday. Tell him thank you for making you laugh, for making you feel beautiful, and for no matter what always believing in you.Â
If heâs made Again into a television series like heâs wanted then make sure to whisper âthank youâ in his ear as you watch your story come to life onscreen. Hubbs has always believed in your writing. Heâs laughed with your characters, teared up during the sad parts, and has always told you that you write âkick ass daughtersâ.
I also hope, future self, that every now and thenâyou stop to take a deep breath and just relax.Â
Like youâve heard once, âEverything will be alright in the end, and if itâs not alright then itâs not the endâ.