Twenty Years Older: A Letter Tag

     Hello again, my little minions! Today you and I will time travel. (YES. You heard me right.) 

    A while back, Maith from her TOTALLY EPIC blog, Maith's Musings, I order you to click the link tagged me for the TOTALLY EPIC "Twenty Years Older: A Letter Tag" tag!!! Yeah...I didn't really know how to phrase that right. XD This basically means that I have to pretend to be my future self writing a letter to my past/present self and ultimately murder my brain from the inevitable confusion. 

    Sounds fun, amiright? 

    Here are the rules (Also, Gauri from Brighter Alleys invented this awesome tag if you wanna go back and read the original post!):

    i) Appreciate the blogger who nominated you. 

    ii) Mention Gauri@BrighterAlleys, creator of this letter tag. 

    iii) Answer the question, which is a task to write a letter. 

    iv) Now, nominate five bloggers who you think are worth it. Make sure they know that they are nominated.  

    Before we get started, here's an easier explanation of how the letter works: Imagine yourself to be twenty years older than now. You have become what you always wanted to, and are living your dream. But suddenly, the 'current version of you' pops out of nowhere and asks for some tips. What tips will you give? Write a letter from the 'twenty years older you' to the 'current you' and tell how you reached your goals in twenty years.

    *takes deep breath* Okey-dokie, younger self! Here we go!!

    Dear callow Victoria,

        First of all, yes, I just called you "callow". (Deal with it--I was trying to come up with something creative.) Second, I'm very concerned with the fact that you time-traveled twenty years into the future. For goodness sake, you know how dangerous that is after watching The Flash and all of those other sci-fi movies. *shakes head* It's complicated business and I don't recommend doing that again. You do realize what could happen if you pull another Marty McFly and end up disarranging the timeline, right? But I suppose you did have a decent reason to, so I should probably get started on sharing some of those tips you asked for.

    Now, may I first say, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Turns out, you have reached your goals and become what you always wanted to. (Which I probably shouldn't have said due to those time-travel rules, but I suppose it's too late for that.) But what I will say is, you didn't become the person who you are now (A.K.A me) by yourself. Now, listen up young Padawan, because this is important: You had help. You had the help, support, and encouragement from your family, friends, mentors, and most of all God. And without them, I'm honestly not sure where you would be right now. (Although, I'd like to imagine that you would've ended up as a hermit chilling out in New Zealand.) 😉 But with them and their help, you have succeeded far more than you could ever imagine. I will say, becoming who you are today wasn't all rainbows and flowers and unicorns, but instead it was a challenge. There were times that you felt like giving up, pushing everything or everyone away, and eating ice cream for the rest of your days while plotting ways to destroy the lives of all of your little book characters (because they rebelled against you too). But then someone, usually your mom, would come and give you a hug or a pep talk and remind you that God has a plan for your life and to keep trusting Him no matter what happens. Because, while people and things can let you down, you need to always remember that God won't. He'll be the solid rock to lean on when life gets tough and sometimes He'll be the only thing keeping you from giving up and becoming that New Zealand hermit. 

    SO. I feel like I rambled on just then and I apologize for that. (Clearly, I'm no less talkative even twenty years later.) But, in a nutshell of what I just mentioned, my tips for you are to: 

1. Always accept help. Don't be prideful and push people away when you need them. Remember, you have friends and family right around the corner for support and God is always with you. 
2. Don't give up when life gets hard and constantly ask God for guidance even if you feel like you don't need it. ('Cause trust me, you probably do.) He'll show you what to do and give you wisdom if you ask for it. 
3. Ice cream and chocolate will make you feel better, but don't gorge on it while dramatically killing off your characters. Doing that on a sugar high just...doesn't sound smart. 
4. Don't time-travel again or you'll regret it. 'Nuff said. 

    Oh, and to end on a lighter note, enjoy your life and don't waste it! God made you for a reason and remember to always glorify Him through both life's ups and downs and through the sunshines and the shadows! (Yes, I still remember that even if I may or may not still be blogging.) 😉I hope I've given you some helpful tips, my dear Victoria, and I know you'll succeed in life with whatever God has planned for you! ('Cause, well, I'm living it right now, so that says something!)

    With love and many tally-hoes,

    Your older, much wiser, and less callow self, 

    Victoria

    Thank you again, Maith, for nominating me!! I had a lot of fun writing this letter and it actually gave me a lot of things to reflect on! Now I nominate:

• Issabelle, Katherine, or Alana @ TWN
• Grace A. Johnson @ Gabbing with Grace
• Kristianne @ Whimsical Wanderings
• Mary @ Wild Writing Dreams
• Alexa @ A Fangirl's Hideaway

    Aaaand, whoever else wants to do it can considered themselves nominated too! This was such a delightful tag and I would highly recommend doing it if you want to!!! (But if you don't, that's perfectly fine too!) 😉 I hope you enjoyed this post and had fun reading my future advice to my current self! XD

Tally-ho!

    Soooo, if your future self could tell your younger self something what would it be? Have you ever seen any movies or TV shows that include time-travel? Do you know what the word "callow" means? Let's chat all about it down below!