Letter to the body
Eyes- I know you try to see all the beauty and good in others but remember not everyone is seeking that out in you. You look in the mirror and don't always see the beauty looking back. You will see one day what everyone else sees in you. You will one day look in the mirror and like the reflection looking back.
Hands- You are great at reaching out but suck at letting things go. You still hold on to grip once something is already gone. Learn to loosen your grip and to let go. You have found the beauty in writing and found that's how you speak best. You can't hold on to forever to things that are meant to leave. Sometimes you tremble at the thought of speaking up, you have a small voice but it matters, but don't you ever dare to stop writing. There's beauty in words spilled out in pen.
Brain- Stop overthinking. Not everything needs to be figured out. Not everything needs to be analyzed. You are sometimes a dark place and sometimes bright. Although we once had an unrequited love. I am learning to love you. You are a source of creativity and uniqueness. A place where thoughts sprout and grow to become a reality. A beautiful mind where I can always expect something new from. Thank you for that.
Feet- You are always trying to run away from something. I have fallen many times, tripped and stumbled over self doubt. But you have always been there to catch me and help me to stand, even when I'm the last one standing. Quit trying to run away from the good things because you're scared of the hurt.
Heart- Please be careful, you are so easy to trust anyone that tries to take you away, but remember, you belong to me it's my choice to give you away not your own. You will take awhile to heal, give it time. You are large but not everyone will respect that, do not let yourself get stomped on you are worth more. You beat no matter the damage, you beat no matter if you're broken. Keep on.
Mouth- You have a voice, learn to use it. Speak up, what you have to say matters. Your words are poetry let others hear it. You have a story, tell it.
Body- I am so sorry it has taken me so long to learn how to properly love you, how to appreciate you as a whole. I am trying to learn to appreciate all your edges, and curves, all the scars from growing. I am learning and I will get there. I will learn that God gave me this body to take care of not to hate.
sincerely, A.S. - love + grow
