August 12, 2024: My Letter to Myself in the Future (10) （未来の自分への手紙-10）

‘Good morning, MisaTK. How are you? You must have enjoyed the Paris Olympics.’
‘Yes, I enjoyed the Games very much. It was so exciting and thrilling that it touched me for the first time since the Rio Olympics in 2016.’
‘By the way, what do you think will happen to you this time in September?’
‘Well. I must be struggling with what to do the next.’
‘Why do you think so?’
‘I am a little bothered by what I did in July and August. I posted my first long fictional story on the blog site ‘note’. I am happy that it has been read by a lot of readers. But I am a little bothered that I could have done a lot more with the work. So, I am not sure if I will write the sequels.’
‘I see. But you do not need to be bothered so. It was your first experience and just gave you a lot of lessens to learn from it. It is a common path all the writers have to get through.’
‘Thank you. I will ponder it. In any case, I will not stop writing something fictional or the similar one. I just consider what will best fit me. I will try to find it by the end of September.’
‘I look forward to seeing what you will have begun in Sepember. And do you have anything else you will probably have done in the mont?’
‘As usual, I must be getting on with my routine in August, too. That is fine. But of importance is that I have to keep having a positive mind. These days, my negative mind has sometimes come out. I must not give any space or time to it. I just have to keep relying on myself and tell myself to believe in myself and keep moving ahead.’
‘Thank you for telling me what is in your mind. I look forward to seeing you in September.’

関西弁風
「おはよう、MisaTK。元気？パリ五輪は楽しかった？」
「そう。めちゃ楽しかったわ。めちゃくちゃエキサイティングでスリリングで、リオ五輪以来の感動やったわ。」
「ところで、9月の今頃はどうしてるの？」
「そうやな。次に何をしようかと悩んでいると思う。」
「なんで？」
「7月と8月にやったことでちょっと悩みがあるねん。noteに架空の話を投稿したら、多くの読者に読んでもらえました。すごくうれしかったけど、もっといろんなことができたんではないかと、なんかモヤモヤ感が残ってるねん。そやから、続編を書くかどうか迷っているところ。」
「なるほど！でも、そう悩むことでもないで。初めての経験で、一杯学んだということや。物書きなら誰もが通る道やで。」
「ありがとう。考えるは。いずれにしても、架空の話やそれに似たようなものを書くのをやめるつもりはない。一番自分に合うのは何かを考えるわ。9月末までに見つける予定。」
「9月に何が始まっているか楽しみやわ。他に、９月にやってそうなことはある？」
「いつものように、9月もルーティンをこなしていると思う。それはそれでええ。大事なんは、ポジティブな気持ちを持ち続けること。最近、ネガティブな気持ちが顔を出し勝ちで、これにスペースや時間を取られないようにしてるところ。自分を信頼して、『自分を信じて前に進め』と自分に言い聞かせるしかないわ。」
「話してくれてありがとう。9月に会えるのが楽しみやわ！」