Letter to a Stranger

Hello there,

I had an idea to write to a stranger today. I don’t know you, or what your needs, or your desires are. This is not a sales pitch. I’m not offering anything but a little advice, on how to live the best life possible. How to live the life you dream about.

What I do know is; life can be wonderful, but we have to make it so. If we don’t like where we are, we are the only ones who can do something about it. We can’t wait for our ‘knight in shining armour.’ If we want to see change, we have to make it happen. 

We live in either pain, or pleasure. When pain gets so bad, only then will we do what we need to do, to move towards something more pleasurable. Why wait until it gets so bad? What would happen if you tried to change your life today?

If I had one thing to tell you, one thing of great importance, it would be to do what it takes to have the courage to move toward your ideal day. 

Most of us live in fear. Most of us wish we had courage. What if I told you courage is easy to step into? Courage is only a matter of seconds away. Whatever it is you wish you had courage for, count. Count 3, 2, 1, get in and get it done. In as little as 3 seconds, you can go; make that phone call, have that conversation, apply for that job, do that exercise, study for that test. Take 3 seconds and act and your life can change. 

Not only that, courage may be difficult the first time you try, but by the second or third time, what you were fearful of begins to dissipate. Have the courage to continue, in spite of your fears and courage becomes easier and easier, until there is no fear at all over the issue. 

Situations often look hopeless, only because we don’t have a clear idea of what we want in life. Plan your ideal day. If money and time were not an issue, what would you be doing today? If you could be anything you want in life, what would you choose?

Once you know where you want to be, you need to work out the steps to get you there. And once you have the steps, take action. Take those steps and make them part of your life. Do what you need to do, to move yourself to where you want to go. 

Life is joyous and if yours isn’t, get excited, because you can grab hold of your dream and make it happen. There’s plenty of books and articles on the internet, about achieving your dreams and designing the life you want. All you need to do, is access those.

I hope you don’t mind me writing to you today. One just doesn’t know, who needs this kind of thing and who doesn’t. If you feel you don’t need this information, pass it on, or throw it out. If it helps and you find it uplifting, then I’ve achieved what I set out to do, with this short letter. 

God bless you and may your life be the life you dream about and may you become the person you wish to be. 

With loving kindness, Alexandra Grose – photo journalist and author.

P.S.; If you wish to get in contact, please feel free to email me at:

alexgrose04@gmail.com