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Knowing Love
Dear Love, I spent a long time looking for you in other people; I never felt fulfilled. Heartache ate at my soul before I finally understood what people meant when they said, I could only love others as much as I love myself. I didn’t realize the opposite was true too—I could only receive as…
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444 The Power of Angels in the Face of Tragedy
Have you ever had a friend who’s light shines so bright you know she is a designated Earth Angel? Have you ever had a friend who knows exactly when you need her and you will get a message from her? Have you ever had a friend who when she leaves social media, you feel it…
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Healthy People Don’t Intentionally Hurt Others
To Emotional, Mental, and/or Physical Abusers: Your pain towards yourselves is very clear. If you were healthy and happy individuals you wouldn’t feel the need to tear someone else down. This is not just to men or women in romantic relationships. This is to the bosses, co-workers, friends, parents, sons, and/or daughters who are out…
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Appreciating the Teachers in the Classrooms
Dear Teachers, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for all that you do in and out of the classroom. I know being a teacher is not a job you leave behind when you leave school. You invest so much of your personal time and energy to make sure you are doing the…
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Committing to Live Life Fully: A Letter from A Better Me
Dear Life, I’ve officially decided, I’m going to live you to the fullest. I’m tired of being scared of what the future holds and drained from my past mistakes. I’m finally going to forgive myself for all the times I didn’t know better and start living. I know longer want to be envious over what…
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Letting Go of Past Relationships
Dear Past, I’m letting you go of my attachment to you. I’ve let you hold me back for far too long. I will take the lessons you taught me without the attachments to the fear, anger, and pain. I’ve ruined too many relationships treating people like they were the people before them and that’s not…
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Sorry for the Times I Didn’t Put Humanity First
Dear Humanity, I owe you an apology. I got lost in what I was against, I lost sight of what I stood for. I’ve seen politics get uglier and uglier through the years and have felt enraged about some of the mud slinging. Yet, in my rage, I became one of them. One of the…
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A Warning to Social Media Users
Dear Social Media Users, I know this seems hard to believe, but many of us have been used as a form of narcissist abuse. Many of us have read articles on what narcissists do and we cringe thinking about the poor women, men, and children who have had to suffer at the hands of a…
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Dear Fear: A Letter from A Better Me
Dear Fear, I know you have served me in the past and protected me at times. I thank you for your service in keeping me safe. The problem is now I don’t need protection like I did when I was a child. Living in your presence on a daily basis is holding me back. I…
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A Thank You Note to the Universe
Dear Universe, Thank you for all that you have provided me with in my life. Thank you for making sure I have oxygen to breathe, food to eat, and water to drink. Thank you for all the miracles in nature. From the ocean to the mountains, the birds to alligators, and the flowers to the…
From A Loving Place 