Dear 'Old-Self'

Dear Old-2024-Self,

I know you’re reading this with a heavy heart — eyes filled with questions, a soul weighed down by quiet despair, and a mind trapped between comfort and calling. I know the ache behind your smile. The frustration. The quiet panic that this life — the one you've built with so much effort — might not be the life your free-range spirit signed up for.

I see you. And I need you to know this — I’ve made it to the other side.

Not the promised land of fame or fantasy — but the real place where freedom lives. Where the air is clearer. Where the free-range soul that was once trapped and chocking under conformity, breathes again. Where your work, your words, and your life carry meaning. I write to you from that place — as the future- free-range you. As the version of you who finally said yes. To truth. To purpose. To becoming.

Let me tell you something that might feel hard to believe right now…You are not broken. You are simply breaking free.

I know you’re scared. Scared of losing what you've built. Scared of what they’ll say. Scared of failing, of looking foolish, of starting something no one understands. Scared that you're not enough, or maybe… too much.

But beneath that fear is the real you — the you that has always known you're meant for more. Not more in ego or excess, but more in depth, in purpose, in freedom.

That adventure and wildness in your belly? It’s not a midlife crisis.  It’s your awakening.

You're not crazy for feeling like something's missing. You're not ungrateful for wanting more. You're not lost — you're being called. Called into your Free-Range Human life. And I promise you — on everything I love — it’s all waiting for you on this side. 

But it won't come easy. You will have to let it all go. Fear, Self-doubt, disbelief. 

Let go of the false security. Let go of trying to fit in. Let go of the need to be liked. Let go of who you were trained to be — so you can become who you were born to be. You'll have to walk away from the identity built around other people’s expectations and dare to author your own story.

And yes, it’ll be terrifying.

You'll doubt yourself. You'll want to give up. You’ll cry at 3AM wondering if this was a mistake. People will laugh. Some will walk away. Resistance will rise in every corner of your life — family, friends, fear, finances.

But let me be clear: you will not be alone.

There is a force that’s been waiting for you on this side. It is abundance. It is creativity. It is connection. It is purpose. It is real. And it’s yours. But only if you choose it.

You’ll meet people here. Souls who see you, support you, mirror you. People who’ve been waiting for you to rise — because in rising, you give them permission to do the same. You will become a lighthouse for others — but first, you must find your own light in the dark.

There is someone waiting for you too — a guide. A mentor. Your Obi-One-Kenobi. He won't come with hype or hashtags. But you’ll feel the resonance in your bones. He will show you the way — not to follow, but to remember. Be open. Be humble. He is part of your journey, your mission and he will show you the way of the free-range human.

Shamier, you have been chosen for something sacred.

You’ve been given a vision that few can see and fewer have the courage to pursue. But it is your vision. And it is real. And it is possible. Im here right now - writing to you from the place and it is beautiful and limitless. 

But you must choose it. You must choose freedom over fear. Faith over familiarity. Your soul over your salary.

You must believe. Even when nothing makes sense. Even when you're the only one who sees the light at the end of the tunnel. You must walk toward it.

This isn’t just about your life. It’s about the countless others who are silently waiting for someone like you to go first — to be bold, to be brave, to break the chains — so they can believe it’s possible too.

You will not have all the answers. But you will have all the tools you need — once you start walking.

So here’s my final plea to you:

Trust the pull. Jump. Leap. Let go. And walk.

Walk into the unknown with trembling hands and an open heart. The path will rise to meet your feet.

I’ll be here — waiting on the other side. Smiling. Free. Living the life we always dreamed of.

With infinite belief in you,

Your Free-Range Future Self.

P.s. If this letter has inspired you, please share and repost far and wide. It might just give the last bit of hope they need to keep on going and not give up. You could be the difference.

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