Dear Beautiful Girl,

So often we are absolutely, positively sure that when something wonderful is ending that it all ends there. We grieve over the death of anything that is special and loved by us. It is hard to imagine that the death of something could also be the birth of something else.

Sweet friend, there are so many times that something HAS to die in order for something else to be born. Things must come to an end so that new things can burst into our lives in the space that was held before. Everything has a life cycle.

We must allow ourselves the time to grieve over ANYTHING that has been lost, even if it seems silly. We must let ourselves grieve. THEN we must look around at what new things are being born for us all the time. Life is a series of beginnings and endings, and so often they are one in the same. An ending is actually a beginning. Life goes on. Let it go on beautifully for you.

You are so very very very loved.
xoxox

Dear Beautiful Brave Girl,

Sometimes we forget that one of the most important parts of our daily work, our weekly work, our life’s work — is the chill time. We need white space, we need eye rest, we need peace and quiet. We need to stop thinking so hard, stop moving so fast, stop worrying so much.

We would never expect a car to run without fuel. We would never expect an appliance to work without being plugged in. We would never expect a flashlight to work without batteries.

Why do expect ourselves to operate at full capacity without refueling, recharging, recalibrating?

Wonderful soul, please think about this. Please take it to heart. We all need rest. We all need time to chill and be. We all need to be nourished. We are living, breathing, feeling beings. We need refueling to be the life-force that we were designed to be.

Take some time. Schedule it in. It is part of your important life work. No one is going to take care of this part of things, so you must. You are too important to wear out.

You are so very very very loved.
xoxo

Dear Patient Girl,

Like a flower popping up through the soil after a very long winter, one day, dear friend, you will wake up and that thing that has been tormenting you will somehow be gone, and all of that space that it had been taking up in your heart will have left room for such good and amazing things.

Storms do not last forever. Winter does not last forever. Grief does not last forever, nor does pain, nor does depression or anxiety or stress. Broken hearts do not last forever and fear does not — unless we invite it back in after it’s time for it to be gone.

Sweet beautiful girl, have hope. Keep having hope. The sun is going to shine again and the sky is going to be blue again and life is going to be beautiful again. Painful times will pass, and when they are gone, brighter days are ahead.

Stay with it. You’ve got this, and you are not alone.

You are so very very very deeply loved.
xoxo

Dear Remarkable Girl,

When you wake up tomorrow morning, sweet friend, beside your bed will be all of the different pairs of glasses that you get to choose to put on to see your world through for the day. It is amazing how this very important decision changes everything, and deciding to put on glasses of truth, optimism, goodness and gratitude will make everything more beautiful, more bearable and ever more fun.

The flip side is that we can all choose to put on glasses of fear, pessimism, anger, resentment and dread too — and our whole day and everything we see and do will be seen through that kind of filter. Once again, it is amazing how this one important decision at the beginning of the day can change the way we see and experience EVERYTHING.

Soooo beautiful girl, which glasses will you choose to put on? Remember that you can also choose to put down the yucky glasses and put on the good ones at any point in the day, and remember remember remember that when the day is over, put it all away and just BE. Reflect on the beauty of the day and just BE.

You are so very very very loved.
xoxox

Dear Incredible Girl,

I wonder if you know how loved you are? I wonder if you know how valuable and unique and wonderful you are? I wonder if you realize that the colors in the sunset and the way the light ripples off of the water, and the perfect little delicate flower petals were made just for YOU to enjoy, and to be reminded every day of the miracle of your own life.

I wonder if you see the perfectly imperfect way your life has unfolded up to this point, and how everything you have lived through has made you into the phenomenal woman that you are today.

I wonder if you realize that difficult things do not happen TO you, but they happen FOR you?

I wonder if you know…….and if you didn’t….I hope you know now.

Have an amazing weekend!
xoxo

Dear Blessed Girl…

You had absolutely everything you needed to get to exactly where you are now….and today…you had everything you needed too. You have made it through so many things, and you always made it with everything you needed…sometimes not much more…but always exactly what you needed.

Do not be afraid that you won’t have what you need tomorrow. Be at peace with… your life, and with yourself, and with the world….because you will continue to make it through life with everything that you need….and guess what? The more you notice it…the more you give thanks for each and every little thing that made its way into your life…the more joyful your life will be….and truly…the less you will feel like you need.

Life is funny that way…and oh so good too. You are gonna make it…you always have, and you always will.

Thanks for being so strong…the world needs more women like you!
xoxo

Dear Lovely Girl,

It is so important to listen to the right voices. Many times, we must tune out almost every voice around us to be able to focus on what is true for our own lives.

Please don’t give any heed at all to the useless opinions of others, beautiful friend. Act for yourself. Face your own truths…then act on your own truths.

Turn off the confusing lies, tune them out…plug your ears when there are annoying, loud, negative voices that have no business giving you opinions about your own life.

You know SO much more than you think you know. Your inner compass will guide you. Those feelings in your gut are your deepest wisdom. Be brave and tune out all of the voices, except the voices that are speaking your truth.

You are courageous and amazing….and oh so loved.

xoxo