YOU Newsletter
A Letter to Your Younger Self
Date last updated 10:56 am Sep 4th, 2008
WOMEN, WISDOM & YOU PRESENTED BY YOU by crocs™
You’re invited to Women, Wisdom & YOU an empowering event for women on Saturday, September 13, 2008. Come to The Times Center in New York City to hear a celebrity-studded panel read their letters to their younger selves and reflect on the significant milestones in their lives. Below is the three page spread being featured in Marie Claire's September '08 issue that reflects on the concept of writing a letter to yourself. These three lucky ladies won a trip to NYC and the chance to be featured in this amazing photo shoot.
Mary Kay Janssen
Victoria, Tx, 47, writes to herself at age 18
Dear Mary Kay,
You won’t believe this. It will be a shock, but today one of your sweet friends died in her sleep. She was so young, healthy, active, and happy. This will bother you because it is so unexpected. Because life can end so quickly I must tell you something. You have a “saving” nature. When you were small you saved your candy until it spoiled. You save clothes that you never wear. You will save your china, stainless flatware, and crystal. You’ll save gift cards that later expire. You’ll even save perfume until the scent changes. Don’t do this anymore. Use and enjoy all the wonderful things you have. Time is passing quickly. Take each day as a gift and live it to the fullest. Enjoy all that life has to offer before it’s too late.
Savoring everything,Mary Kay
Melanie Tozzi
Tallahassee, FL, 30, writes to herself at age 17
To Melanie,
When I peer into the looking glass that illuminates you, I see a shy, quiet girl who is critically afraid. Afraid of failure, afraid of rejection, afraid of loneliness…and these fears are holding you back. If there were one lesson I could give to you, it would be to stop letting fear keep you from living. Don’t run away, for joy often lies just below the surface of uncomfortable. You will fail, but failure will make success a little richer. You will be rejected, but rejection will refine your inner strength. Be good to yourself: Practice self-reverence, self-discipline, and self-control. For in the end, you are stronger than you think. The consequences of all that you fear are not nearly as bad as the regret of what is missed while standing on the sidelines.
With courage,Melanie
To learn more about writing letters to your younger self, visit letterstomyyoungerself.com and to find retail locations for YOU by crocs™, visit youbycrocs.com.
