This is me. Now what?

Laila Stancioff • Jul 19, 2023

Dear U, I hope this letter Finds U well...

I heard you took my advice to date yourself seriously and that things have been going well.

You learned a lot about yourself. What was it exactly? Have you found a new hobby? Or discovered that you actually didn’t really enjoy a hobby anymore? Did you find out what is the career you want to pursue (yes, even if you already had a career)? Did you discover some amazing qualities, or found out you can do some stuff you never imagined?


Maybe you found out some not-so-pleasing things. Perhaps you found out that deep inside, you do feel jealousy or envy, or greediness. Possibly, you found out that you are not the smartest in the room on some topic you used to brag about being the cherry on top. Or you just found out you have wasted so much time doing what you “should” but not what you really wanted.


I am sure you found light and darkeness because we all have both. As you spent time with yourself and brought light into the room, you found a lot of hidden and forgotten treasures, but also dust and spider nets. That is ok! That is actually a reason to celebrate.


Celebrate and embrace your newfound understanding of yourself. Finding out something you want to change is the first step to do it. And if, in the process, you found positive things in yourself, even better - you can leverage them to really make that change. Celebrate that, right now, you are more yourself because you managed to Find-U.


Now it is the time to work on creating space for yourself - the real you - in your life and schedule so that you can finally be Simply-U. Free of expectations, make-believes, other people’s opinions, dead activities that don’t bring you benefit or joy. Does this sound unrealistic to you? Well, I can promise it is not - because I have been there.


I had spent years following a calling, following a dream, and giving my all to it. It wasn’t all bad - I learned a lot, made great friends on the process, and grew more than I would have outside of it. But then, at one moment, after a long period of getting to know myself, I realized that that dream was not mine anymore. I needed something different - not better or worse, but more me. I needed to be myself with all of who I am - decisive, honest, noisy, shy, intelligent, generous, stubborn. And I took the leap. And I have never been happier!


So tell me more about what you found out about yourself, and let’s take this leap together.


Yours,



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