Hey you,

It really, really is going to be okay. I cannot say that enough right now.

The world is not going to fall in a heap around you. The sun is not going to stop shining. Family Feud will still be on at 6pm, just in time for dinner. And little arms are going to greet you in the morning, and show you how much you are loved and needed.

I know you’re hurting and that every step feels like you take it with an emptiness that will never be filled. But if you could see what I can see, you would know that it all gets better from here.

Just keep moving, one foot in front of the other. Keep moving in the other direction to the pain that caused all this. People are here for a blessing or a lesson.

When people walk away from you, let them go; they are the lesson, not the blessing. Allow yourself to be a better person, not a bitter one; you are so much more than that. Let go of the past, face your future, and embrace the moment. Because right now you are loved, by so many people, you only have to open up your heart to feel it.

You took a chance, and it didn’t pay off. You knew it going in, and you decided to be someone who would not shy from the pain. There will be other chances that pan out better. There is someone who deserves what you offered so willingly, and openly.

It really wasn’t you. All those people who told you what you wanted to hear? They were lying: to you, to themselves - it doesn’t matter which. At the time the believed what they said, and they were too wrapped up in their own pain to be honest. It was easier to tell you what you wanted to hear, than it was to tell you goodbye. Forgive them.

Now. Forgive yourself for believing them.

I mean it. It’s time and it is needed. I love you more than you know. I have watched every step you have ever taken, and I’ve held your hand for every moment. I will always be a part of you, and I am just waiting for you to forgive you.

Forgive yourself for not doing enough, not being enough, telling people yes when you should have said no. Forgive yourself for not trusting your own feelings, for giving every little piece of you, for being vulnerable, and caring, and asking for that much in return.

Give up that little voice inside that says “If only I had…”

You are beautiful, you deserve to receive everything that you have to give, you are worthy of real love. However it comes, in whatever way, with whoever it is and in whatever form: embrace it. Know that there is so much love in your heart that you can do this again.

You are not broken. You are strong, and you are amazing, and you can have everything that you desire. It really is going to be all right.

You’ve got this.