what would you tell someone who’s where you were a year ago?
a year is long enough to forget how it felt. but if you sit still for a moment, you can probably remember exactly where you were. and you know things now that you didn't then.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →start by writing a few lines about where you were a year ago. not the facts so much as the feeling. what were you worried about. what felt impossible. what did you not yet know. then write what you'd say to someone standing in that exact spot today. be specific. not vague encouragement, but real things. what would have helped to hear. what would you warn them about. what would you want them to trust. write it as if you're speaking directly to them. you might find you're also speaking to yourself.
- write about the thing that felt permanent a year ago but turned out not to be.
- think about what you wish someone had said to you plainly during that time.
- consider what you'd ask them to stop doing to themselves.
for anyone who has come through something and hasn't stopped to notice the distance. especially if you tend to minimise how far you've come.