I think sometimes too many things stop us from pondering, but really there's fruit in the thought,

magic and the ability to block out the noise of what we should be doing and sitting in the now,

knowing we are always, as I said, moving forward, no matter if we're not conscious of it.

Hello, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to Letters to My Younger Self, a beloved part of

conversations of inspiration.

I wanted to bring you poignant moments from the many years of recording this podcast, which

has changed my life, drawing on the gracious vulnerability of my guests,

where we can absorb what I believe are some of life's biggest learnings.

This micro podcast is brought to you by Royal Mail, a business who understands the power of a simple letter.

Today we have the privilege of stepping into the world of the extraordinary Giovanna Fletcher,

actress, author, podcast host, and of course that I'm a Celebrity Queen of the Castle.

Now being an author, you can imagine that Giovanna's letter written to a younger self is not only a

beautiful one, but a gentle one, a heartfelt one, one full of advice. And it's the kind of advice

that speaks directly to the heart as she talks to her younger self and encourages her to embrace

change and to be in the now and to always lead from the heart.

It's a letter full of wisdom about enjoying the simpler moments of life and one that reminds us that nothing stays the same.

Dear me, hello, it's me. I'll be honest. I'm a little worried about giving you too much

advice or revealing too much about where we are in life. I've watched back to the future too

many times and know the knock on effect any words might have. Just you reading this could

wipe away the path from you to me, leaving all these words utterly useless anyway. But let's

give it a go. Take a chance and see what happens. My biggest piece of advice, or maybe it's an

observation, is that life happens in chapters. Each page of that chapter nudges you a bit,

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