To all of Us that need to hear it...
Dearest Me,
I have some things I need to tell you.
I want to thank you for making it this far.
I want to tell you how truly bad ass you are.
I have seen all that you have gone through, and I know it hasn't been easy some times.
You have been beaten, broken, and bested,
Often times at your own hand.
You have been scared.
Scared of failing
Scared of falling, and falling behind
Scared of your shadow
Scared to be powerful
Because you were also scared of not being seen as pleasing to others.
Scared to say no
Scared to say yes
Scared to use your voice and scared to be too loud
You have hurt others.
You have hurt yourself
Your heart breaks for all of these transgressions,
So you use this a reason to feel undeserving.
You tell yourself your not good and not worthy
Looking into the past can be painful,
and looking into the future is overwhelming
You have doubted yourself
And you have put limits on yourself
To feel safe
So I ask you to remember who you are in the moment.
Because I see, you're tired of living in the box that confines you
You want to branch out and feel more
Experience all the things you haven't before
Though you feel unready
I want to remind you:
Courage is taking action, despite the fear.
At any given time you can be Fearless
At any given time you can laugh off insecurities and jump into the unknown.
Today you are deciding not to believe in limitations or scarcities
Today you are choosing to believe that the world needs you.
Needs what you have to offer.
Even if all you have to offer in this moment is a hug,
Or a shoulder to support someone
Or a smile at the store
Give it.
Because you need to know that you have so much more
to give
to love
to be
to feel
to heal
to learn
to share
I know you may not see it all right now,
And I will do my best to love you until you can love yourself
But I know, someday you will see how bright you are
And in that moment, nothing can stop you
Especially not yourself.
So you want to remember who you are?
Hand over your heart.
You're ALIVE
You get to decide what your life is,
who you are.
You get to step out of regret and pain
and make something new.
Something beautiful blooms inside on you
It just needs to be watered.
It's not easy, but it is simple.
You are the master of your seas.
Even though your seas may be stormy right now,
You're the only sailor who can sail your ship.
.
I wish I could make you care less about what people think of you
I wish I could make you laugh more
I wish I could have you see how beautiful it is to be unique
I wish I could make you see how desperately the world and everyone needs your gifts
I wish I could show you how powerful you truly are
I wish I could make you stop judging yourself, so you stop judging others
I wish I could give you all the love you deserve.
But I wouldn't take away all the pain you've experienced.
No way.
Every struggle was a lesson learned,
Was another wildflower added to your crown.
Though I do want to show you that struggle isn't necessary anymore.
You will continue to face trials, but when you go with the flow
You learn the lesson before you have to experience the pain
You learn this more everyday.
When you make decisions based in love and joy,
Your life becomes easier, and you reap all the rewards you deserve.
I want you to know this.
I want you to sing more
I want you to risk more
I want you to smile more
I want you to travel more
I want you to smell the roses in everyone's gardens as you walk past
I want you to tell funny jokes to your friends
I want you to feel comfortable to be you
I want you to feel inspired
.
It won't all happen at once
This is the "journey of 1000 steps",
and it starts with one.
So don't ever beat yourself up
Because that's the opposite of what I am trying to tell you.
Love Your Greatest Supporter,
Me
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