The note I wrote to myself (and forgot to send)

(and forgot to send)

The other day, I opened my Notes app and found a message I’d written to myself months ago.

It said:
"You’re not lazy. You’re just overwhelmed and trying to hold it together."

I don’t even remember writing it. But reading it felt like a hug from a past version of me who had a little more clarity than I did that morning.

It made me think about how often we’re walking around carrying unsaid things. Feelings we haven’t named. Questions we haven’t asked. Small bits of wisdom we’ve picked up but didn’t know what to do with.

And how writing, without even trying to be profound or polished, is often the only place those thoughts get to breathe.

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When things get loud in my head, I don’t always call a friend.
I open a blank page.

Not to write an essay.
Not to be “productive.”
Just to spill. To clear the fog. To figure out what exactly is going on inside me.

It’s weird how things make more sense outside your head.
Not perfect sense. But a kind that’s softer. Slower. More grounded.

That’s what I’ve come to love most about writing.

Not the performance. Not the publishing.
But the part where I finally say what I actually mean without trying to package it neatly.

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I once believed writing had to be impressive to matter.
Now I think writing that matters is rarely impressive at first glance.
It’s honest. It’s flawed. It’s deeply human.

Sometimes, it’s the “I don’t know what I’m doing” kind of writing.
Other times, it’s the “I need to hear myself think” kind.
And occasionally, it’s a letter to future you that you'll forget… until you really need it.

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So here’s your gentle reminder:
Write even when you don’t feel wise.
Write even when it’s messy.
Write like no one will read it, because sometimes, the one who needs it most is you.

And if you ever stumble on a sentence that feels like truth, save it.
It might be your version of a note you forgot you’d written.

You never know when future you might need the reminder.

🖤
Maggie

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PS: What’s something you once wrote down that hit differently when you found it later? I’d love to know.

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