Dear Me…

To the version of me that feels stuck, behind, envious, & overlooked…

I see you

It has been hard to show up lately because it feels like everyone else is moving forward and you are standing still. The quiet comparisons, the questions, the moments where you wonder, ‘What am I doing wrong?’ It is heavy to feel like life is passing you by while you are still trying to figure it out. It is exhausting to carry both hope and doubt within the same heart.

Hear me when I say this -

• You are not behind

• You are not overlooked

• You have not been forgotten

You are in a chapter that requires stillness, growth, and honesty. I know that it is not glamorous and it doesn’t get celebrated. No one claps for the quiet seasons where you are rebuilding yourself piece by piece. You are being redefined. The way you are building, learning, navigating your emotions instead of running from them, matters. Even if no one sees it during the process. The envy you feel - it does not make you a bad person or taint your heart. It just means that there is a deep desire in your heart and soul that unfortunately hasn’t been fulfilled yet. Don’t let it convince you that someone else’s life is proof that yours isn’t working or valuable.

This season isn’t punishment - it is preparation.

On the days where you feel like everything is going wrong, keep going.

Keep choosing the small things. Keep choosing to show up. Keep trusting that something is shifting beneath the surface, even though you cannot see it. God works in silence. None of your prayers are up in void. He hears you. He sees you and he is moving you. You are becoming grounded. One day you will look back and say, ‘Wow, this is what I prayed for.’

Love,

Me - With Patience