Imagine having the opportunity to hear from your adult self how life turned out…

In this week’s blog I share with you an intimate letter I decided to write my 16 year old self, to remind myself and those loved ones around me how grateful I am for the abundance present in my life.

Even in the moments of greatest despair, there is always something around the next corner and when we look back, we realize, that everything, even the difficult moments, are always working in our favor. I trust you enjoy this post and it inspires you to write to your own 16 year old self.

Dear 16 year old self,

Hello I am your 44 year old self and I can see you looking at me through your eyes in the mirror.

I know you hate yourself right now, and I know you feel this deep despair to end your life…the stress of the last decade of your life has really got to you.

But I thought we could have a chat and I thought I would take you on a vision quest into your future. I am here now to take you into your future and give you a glimpse of what’s to come. Before you end it…take a look ahead of what’s to come.

The rest of school will be tough but it will really fly by. When you finish you will feel completely lost, your plan to become a dance choreographer will be diminished by a cruel comment you chose to believe and you felt crushed and heartbroken for a few months.

But then you become an Aerobics Instructor (it was the 90’s after all) and you loved it and began teaching classes. A couple years later you discovered a fantastic university campus which would not only awaken you to your passion for human behavior (psychology) but will introduce you to two crucial men in your life.

You fall in love with both of them, one will remain a love of your life and the other you will get engaged to and move to Australia. Unfortunately that relationship does not last, but you stay in Australia and marry another man you meet a couple years later. Although this relationship will end later on as well, you grow into your adult self with this man and you find your true voice and power.

When you turn 27 you are introduced to the greatest love of your life…your own baby girl. Your heart instantly opens and you experience a love you never imagined and for the first time in your life you feel like you have a strong identity…You are Ashleigh’s mum. Five years later you meet the next love of your life Jason, whose angelic nature opens you even further.

Although your marriage ends you have had a wonderful experience. You have travelled, set up businesses, laughed, fought, felt the pain of abuse and eventually learned how to stand up for yourself and find your own freedom.

In your thirties you move into your passion and you become a life coach and work with amazing clients and help them achieve amazing transformations. You are a writer, a speaker and people admire you and look to you for inspiration. You have found your purpose and have established a strong connection with your spiritual self.

You later go on to meet a beautiful man and have another angel named Jai. He is feisty but full of spirit and again your heart opens even more.

You have felt great pain in your life and experienced great loss, AND you have experienced blissful magic. You have fallen down many times but each time you got up and became stronger and wiser and each experience added to the rich tapestry of your life.

You were surrounded by great wealth and you experienced great poverty but you learned to manifest a life for yourself and trust in the power of the universe. You always land on your feet and you are always looked after.

You develop a courage and curiosity for life to push yourself to be your best self, and you have become a way-shower to path the way for true love and spiritual light on earth.

When you reach the age of 44 you will look into your eyes. And although they look tired, you will feel so proud of yourself because you have lived a big life full of adventure, challenge and inspiration.

Your greatest asset has been your sense of humor and your ability to find the positive in any situation.

And at the age of 44, you will be reminded of your 16 year old pain through the eyes of your now 16 year old daughter, and you will feel inspired to share this message with her.

So remember…as you look into your 16 year old eyes full of despair…this is a brief moment of your magnificent life… so keep going…keep focused. Stay open and curious to everything life has to offer you. Even the bad times will be working in your favor, everything is preparing you for what is to come next.

So stop and breathe, connect with  your heart…in the center of your being you will feel your essence…this is your authentic self…listen to her voice as she will always be guiding you towards your truth.

This brief moment will pass. The darkest moments will always offer you your greatest growth.

I love you so much and believe in you. Look into your eyes and smile. Embrace your individuality and make the most out of every situation. You are perfect exactly the way you are.

I love you!

Cheryne